Hold and Renounce

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Hold

Hold verb - To keep in one's mind or heart.
Usage example: still held her close to his heart, though they had long parted
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Renounce is an antonym for hold.
Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Renounce

Renounce verb - To give up (as a position of authority) formally.
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Synonyms for Renounce
Antonyms for Renounce
Hold is an antonym for renounce in abandon topic.
Nearby Words: renounced, renouncement, renouncing
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Common collocations

power hold power renounce power
position hold position renounce position
title hold title renounce title
sword hold sword renounce sword
Other words: views, titles.

Both words in one sentence

  • They threaten to kill everybody who doesn't renounce the "one true God." But, lo and behold, it was actually a Secret Test, and those who hold onto their monotheistic beliefs in the face of death pass (the ones who don't are later executed).
    Source: Secret Test
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