Adhere and Renounce

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Adhere verb - To hold to something firmly as if by adhesion.

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Renounce is an antonym for adhere.

Renounce verb - To solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to).

Usage example: after another failed romance he vowed that he was renouncing the world and becoming a monk

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Adhere is an antonym for renounce.

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