Appropriate
Appropriate verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.
Renounce is an antonym for appropriate.
Renounce
Renounce verb - To give up (as a position of authority) formally.
Usage example: in wake of the corruption scandal, the congressman was forced to renounce his seat in the House
Appropriate is an antonym for renounce.
Common collocations
Cite this Source
Renounce and Appropriate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriate/renounce
Appropriate & Renounce. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriate/renounce>.
Renounce or Appropriate. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriate/renounce.
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