swallow vs renounce

renounce vs swallow

swallow is a noun but renounce is not a noun.

swallow and renounce both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
swallow	Yes	No	Yes	No
renounce	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, renounce is a hypernym of swallow; that is, renounce is a word with a broader meaning than swallow:

swallow: take back what one has said
renounce: cast off

Other hypernyms of swallow include disown, repudiate.

swallow (noun)	renounce (noun)
the act of swallowing
small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
a small amount of liquid food

swallow (verb)	renounce (verb)
believe or accept without questioning or challenge	cast off
keep from expressing	turn away from; give up
tolerate or accommodate oneself to	leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
take back what one has said	give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
utter unclearly
engulf and destroy
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

Difference between swallow and renounce

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