отре́чься — meaning in English
otrechsya
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English meaning
- abdicate verb To formally give up a position of power, especially a throne.
- abjure verb To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate.
- disown verb To refuse to acknowledge someone, especially a family member, as belonging to you anymore.
- renounce verb To formally give up a right, title, or claim.
Senses
отре́чься is used for these senses in English:
- abdicate (intransitive) To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity; to renounce sovereignty. [First attested in the early 18th c.]
- abjure To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate. [from 15th c.]
- abjure (historical) To renounce (something) upon oath; to forswear; specifically, to recant or retract (a heresy or some other opinion); to withdraw. [from 15th c.]
- disown (transitive) To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.
- renounce (transitive) To decline further association with someone or something, disown.
abdicate — full definition
- verb To formally give up a position of power, especially a throne.
- verb To fail to carry out a duty or responsibility one is expected to fulfill.
abjure — full definition
- verb To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate.
- verb To renounce (something) upon oath; to forswear; specifically, to recant or retract (a heresy or some other opinion); to withdraw.
- verb To cause (someone) to recant or retract (a heresy or some other opinion).
- verb Especially in abjure the realm: to swear an oath to leave (a place) forever.