To reject with solemnity; to abandon forever; to repudiate; to disclaim.
To abstain from; to avoid; to shun.
To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow.
To agree or assent to a proposal or a view; to give way.
To become a party to an agreement or a treaty.
To come to an office, state or dignity; to attain, assume (a position).