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Search phrase: renounce

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Henry VI Part 11H6 I.ii.97Otherwise I renounce all confidence.Otherwise I renounce all confidence.
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.v.29Renounce your soil, give sheep in lions' stead.Renounce your Soyle, giue Sheepe in Lyons stead:
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.iii.194I here renounce him and return to Henry.I heere renounce him, and returne to Henry.
King LearKL IV.vi.35This world I do renounce, and in your sightsThis world I do renounce,and in your sights
OthelloOth II.iii.333To win the Moor, were't to renounce his baptism,To win the Moore, were to renownce his Baptisme,

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Glossary

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defyreject, despise, disdain, renounce
denydisown, disavow, renounce
detestrenounce, repudiate; or: hate, abhor
disclaimdisown, repudiate, renounce [connection with]
falldesert, forsake, renounce
forswearabandon, renounce, reject, give up
gainsaydeny, renounce, disown
givesacrifice, renounce, abandon
givegive up, renounce
renegerenounce, refuse, abandon
swearrenounce, abjure, abandon
unspeakretract, renounce, take back

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Themes and Topics

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Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...o speed] forswear not thyself 2 abandon renounce reject give up 1h4 ii ii 15 [falstaff...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
RENOUNCEBASICrenounce v, renouncement n

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