1. (

• renunciation ,
• forgoing ,
• forswearing

) the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) ;

1. (

• abjure ,
• recant ,
• forswear ,
• retract ,
• resile

) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" ;