Polyglot Dictionary

renunciar

/xenũˈsjaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
renuncio
preterite (eu)
renunciei
past participle
renunciado

Meaning

  1. to renounce

    • Renunciou ao cargo.

      He resigned.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

renegar

renegar is more about disowning or rejecting completely, like renouncing one's faith; renunciar is more about formally giving up, like renouncing a claim or resigning.

Similar in other languages

German

abschwören

abschwören is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to renounce."

Spanish

abnegar

abnegar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to renounce."

Practice

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