renounce

verb

1. 1

   cast off

   She renounced her husband

   The parents repudiated their son

2. 2

   turn away from; give up

   I am foreswearing women forever

3. 3

   leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

   She vacated the position when she got pregnant

   The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds

4. 4

   give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations

   The King abdicated when he married a divorcee