avsäga — meaning in English

English meaning

• deprecate verb To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
• renounce verb To formally give up a right, title, or claim.

Senses

avsäga is used for these senses in English:

• deprecate (archaic, transitive) To pray against.
• renounce (transitive) To give up, resign, surrender.

deprecate — full definition

1. verb To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
2. verb To belittle, depreciate.
3. verb To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.
4. verb To pray against.

renounce — full definition

1. verb To formally give up a right, title, or claim.
2. verb To publicly reject or disown a belief, habit, or association.

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