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title: renounce — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «renounce» in the school dictionary: To say officially or publicly that you give up a right, title or claim. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# renounce

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**Who acts:** you, king, group, godparents, She, her · **What happens:** say, give up, stop, believe, support, renounce · **To what, where:** right, something, violence, evil, baptism, Christians · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«renounce» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [renounce in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/renounce.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To say officially or publicly that you give up a right, title or claim.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renounce:m1:1
# text = To say officially or publicly that you give up a right, title or claim.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	officially	officially	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	publicly	publicly	ADV	RB	_	3	conj	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	claim	claim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | officially *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **give up** | present | you | a right |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent right=Source |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To stop believing in or supporting something: «renounce violence».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renounce:m2:1
# text = To stop believing in or supporting something: «renounce violence».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	believing	believe	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	in	in	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	supporting	support	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	conj	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	renounce	renounce	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	appos	_	_
11	violence	violence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **believe** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **support** | gerund |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus |
| 4 | **renounce** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | violence |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent violence=Source |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To reject evil and sin; in baptism Christians are asked «Do you renounce evil?».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renounce:m3:1
# text = To reject evil and sin; in baptism Christians are asked «Do you renounce evil?».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	reject	reject	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	evil	evil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	sin	sin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	baptism	baptism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	asked	ask	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	renounce	renounce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	ccomp	_	_
16	evil	evil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reject** | to-infinitive |  | evil and sin |  | baptism |  |  | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent evil=Theme |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present · passive |  | Christians |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP that S»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **renounce** *in a quote* | present · do-support | you | evil |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent evil=Source |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king renounced the throne to marry the woman he loved.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renounce:x1:1
# text = The king renounced the throne to marry the woman he loved.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	renounced	renounce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	throne	throne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	marry	marry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	loved	love	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **renounce** | past | the king | the throne |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent throne=Source |
| 2 | **marry** | to-infinitive | the king *not said here* | the woman |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent woman=Patient |
| 3 | **love** | past | king | the woman *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer woman=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The group promised to renounce violence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renounce:x2:1
# text = The group promised to renounce violence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	promised	promise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	renounce	renounce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	violence	violence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | the group |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **renounce** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the group *not said here* | violence |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent violence=Source |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At the baptism, the godparents renounced evil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renounce:x3:1
# text = At the baptism, the godparents renounced evil.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	baptism	baptism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	godparents	godparent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	renounced	renounce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	evil	evil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **renounce** | past | the godparents | evil |  | the baptism |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent evil=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She renounced her share of the money and gave it to charity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renounce:x4:1
# text = She renounced her share of the money and gave it to charity.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	renounced	renounce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	share	share	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **renounce** | past | She | her share of the money |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent share=Source |
| 2 | **give** | past | She *not said here* | share | charity |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Theme to charity=Recipient |
| 3 | **share** |  | her *= she* | the money |  |  |  |  | nom share «possession transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Monks renounce worldly possessions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renounce:x5:1
# text = Monks renounce worldly possessions.
1	Monks	monk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	renounce	renounce	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	worldly	worldly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	possessions	possession	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **renounce** | present | Monks | worldly possessions |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent possession=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He renounced his old bad habits.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renounce:x6:1
# text = He renounced his old bad habits.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	renounced	renounce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	habits	habit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **renounce** | past | He | his old bad habits |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent habit=Source |

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