Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abrenounce

/ˌæbɹiˈnaʊnts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: abre-nounce
IPA: /ˌæbɹiˈnaʊnts/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To renounce; to contradict.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Many of theſe might ſeem ingrate and unkind children, that vvill no better acknovvledge and recogniſe their parents in vvords and outvvard pretence, but abrenounce and caſt them off, as though they hated them as dogs and ſerpents."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin abrenunciare, from Latin ab- (“from”) + renuntio (“revoke”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: ab-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌæbɹiˈnaʊnts/

Usage

Inflected Forms

abrenounces (present, singular) abrenouncing (participle, present) abrenounced (participle, past) abrenounced (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce abrenounce?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæbɹiˈnaʊnts/.
What does abrenounce mean?: To renounce; to contradict.
Where does abrenounce come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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