renounce Copy link Outline 1. rĕnuntio, 1 (constr. with acc. of the thing, and dat. of the pers.2. ejūro or ejĕro, 1 (both in Cic.3. abdĭco, 1 (constr. with pron. refl. and abl. of the thing)4. infĭtior, 15. rĕpŭdio, 16. dēfĭcio, fēci, fectum, 3 (to stand aloof7. rĕmitto, mīsi, missum, 3 (to give back) • renounce: 1. rĕnuntio, 1 (constr. with acc. of the thing, and dat. of the pers.: in later writers also with dat. of the thing): to r. his hospitality, hospitium r., Cic. Verr. 2, 36, 89: to r. any one's alliance and friendship, r. societatem et amicitiam alicui, Liv. 36, 3. 2. ejūro or ejĕro, 1 (both in Cic.: prop. to r. an oath: hence esp. a t. t. of law): to r. one's fatherland, e. patriam, Tac. H. 4, 28: to r. me as partial, me iniquum e., Cic. Phil. 12, 7, 18. 3. abdĭco, 1 (constr. with pron. refl. and abl. of the thing): to r. not only the consulship but freedom also, non modo consulatu sed etiam libertate se a., Cic. Phil. 3, 5, 12: Quint.: v. abdicate, disown. 4. infĭtior, 1: v. deny. 5. rĕpŭdio, 1: v. reject. 6. dēfĭcio, fēci, fectum, 3 (to stand aloof: constr. with ab): to r. the friendship of the Roman people, d. ab amicitia P. R., Caes. B. G. 5, 3: to r. virtue, d. a virtute, Cic. Am. 11, 37. 7. rĕmitto, mīsi, missum, 3 (to give back): I give it up and r. it, id reddo ac r., Cic. Sull. 30, 84: to r. a favour, beneficium r., Caes. B. C. 2, 32, extr.