English renounce, abandon, abjure, cast aside, cast off, desert, disinherit, disown, forego, forsake, give up, quit, refuse, reject, relent, relinquish, repudiate, resign, retire, stand down, surrender, vacate, waive, yield
German abdizieren, abdanken
arrogate, ascribe, assume, commandeer, usurp, claim, assign, seize