renounce russian
отказа́ться
to refuse, to decline, to turn down
to give up, to renounce, to abandon, to relinquish
отка́зываться
to refuse, to decline, to turn down
to give up, to renounce, to relinquish, to abdicate (the throne)
to abandon, to drop, to give up
to abstain from, to go without, to cut out
to go back on (one's words), to retract, to repudiate, to disown
отре́чься
to renounce, to abdicate, to give up (a claim), to forswear
to disown, to repudiate, to turn one's back on
to recant, to retract, to deny, to go back on
отрека́ться
to renounce
зарека́ться
to renounce, to promise to give up, to make a vow not
отреша́ться
to renounce, to give up, to get rid
отступа́ться
to give up, to renounce
открести́ться
to disown, to renounce, to repudiate, to disavow
распроща́вшийся
having said goodbye, having parted ways, having broken up, having renounced
отрёкшийся
renounced, disavowed, abjured
отри́нувший
having rejected, having renounced, having cast off
дезавуи́рованный
disavowed, repudiated, discredited, renounced
зарека́вшийся
having sworn off, having renounced, one who had vowed not to do something
Examples
Все зна́ют строчку «Твёрдо держа́лся па́рень на допро́се», но мно́гие сейчас не зна́ют продолжения: э́то стихотворе́ние о па́рне, кото́рый у́мер, отказавшись отре́чься от Комсомо́ла.
Everybody knows the line “The boy was firm on the interrogation”, but nowadays many people don’t know the continuation: it is a verse about a boy who died, having refused to renounce his Komsomol membership.
Пове́рить не могу́, что он отказа́лся от америка́нского гражда́нства!
I can't believe he renounced his U.S. citizenship.
Ме́ри отве́ргла свои́ нра́вственные ценности и ста́ла нигили́сткой.
Mary renounced her moral values and became a nihilist.
Легче полностью отказа́ться от вожделе́нного, чем ограни́чивать себя в нём.
It is easier to renounce a coveted desire completely than to limit oneself in it.
Я отка́зываюсь от свои́х а́вторских прав.
I renounce my copyright.
Зачем отрекаться от родных из-за денег?
Why renounce your family for money?
Проповедник говорил об идолопоклоннике, который отказался от веры.
The preacher spoke about an idolater who had renounced his faith.
Она отказалась от иностранного подданства.
She renounced her foreign citizenship.
Страна отказалась от нуклеарного оружия.
The country renounced nuclear weapons.



















