Make
Renounce
Renounce verb - To give up (as a position of authority) formally.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- He was asked to turn to God and renounce Satan on his deathbed, and he replied "Now is not the time to make new enemies." Voltaire was not an atheist, but a deist, believing God did not intervene, which went against the traditional dogma.
Source: Prayer Is a Last Resort
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