wyrzec się — meaning in English

English meaning

• abandon verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
• abjure verb To firmly reject or give up someone or something for good.
• forswear verb To promise formally to give something up or say it is not true.
• repudiate verb To reject a claim, idea or association firmly and publicly, and to state that you want nothing to do with it.

Senses

wyrzec się is used for these senses in English:

• abandon (transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
• abandon (transitive) To leave behind; to desert, as in a ship, a position, or a person, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
• abjure To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate. [from 15th c.]
• forswear (transitive) To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
• repudiate (transitive) To refuse to have any relation to; to disown.

abandon — full definition

1. verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
2. verb To give up an activity, plan, or belief completely.
3. noun Total freedom from restraint or inhibition, especially in the phrase "with abandon".

abjure — full definition

1. verb To firmly reject or give up someone or something for good.
2. verb To formally give up a belief or opinion by swearing an oath.
3. verb To make someone take back a belief or opinion.
4. verb (especially in 'abjure the realm') To swear a formal oath to leave a place and never return.

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