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The act of renouncing
Answer for the clue "The act of renouncing ", 11 letters:
forswearing
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The act of one who forswears. vb. (present participle of forswear English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) [syn: renunciation , forgoing ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Forswear \For*swear"\, v. t. [imp. Forswore ; p. p. Forsworn ; p. pr. & vb. n. Forswearing .] [OE. forsweren, forswerien, AS. forswerian; pref. for- + swerian to swear. See For- , and Swear , v. i.] To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce earnestly, ...
Usage examples of forswearing.
Without the northern no-fly zone, and with the United States explicitly forswearing interference in Iraq's internal affairs, the Kurds would have no friends but the mountains, as their traditional saying bemoans.