apostacize (verb) renounce: abandon, reject
Detalii: renounce often equals abjure but may carry the meaning of disclaim or disown and may imply a sacrifice for a greater end
Sinonime: abnegation, abstaining, abstemiousness, asceticism,
avoidance,
chastity, continence, fasting,
forbearance,
frugality, moderation, refraining, renunciation, self-control, self-denial, self-restraint, soberness, sobriety, teetotalism, temperance
Antonime: drunkenness,
excess,
indulgence, intemperance, intoxication,
revelry, self-indulgence