🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

rinunciare

Pronunciation / Transliteration: rinunˈtʃare

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Renounce/rɪˈnaʊns/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Ha deciso di rinunciare all'eredità."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To formally or voluntarily give up or resign a claim, right, or possession.

    "He decided to renounce his claim to the throne."
  2. 2

    To reject or disown someone or something as no longer associated or acceptable.

    "The organization voted to renounce violence and pursue peaceful dialogue."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Middle English word 'renouncen', coming from Old French 'renoncier' and ultimately from the Latin 'renuntiare', meaning 'to give official notice of withdrawal', formed by 're-' (back, against) and 'nuntiare' (to announce). Over centuries, the meaning shifted from reporting back to formally and publicly abandoning a claim, title, or way of life.

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