renown
/ɹɪˈnaʊn/ verb C2- To make famous.
He/she/it renowns · Past renowned · Past participle renowned · -ing form renowning
Verb forms
- Base form
- renown
- He/she/it
- renowns
- Past
- renowned
- Past participle
- renowned
- -ing form
- renowning
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do you come from the end of the world?” said Monte Cristo; “you, a journalist, the husband of renown?
They therefore chose as leaders Mice that were most renowned for their family descent, strength, and counsel, as well as those most noted for their courage in the fight, so that they might be better marshaled in battle array and formed into troops, regiments, and battalions.
de Morcerf is one of the most assiduous peers at the Luxembourg, a general renowned for theory, but a most mediocre amateur of art.
“All these monuments which you see,” said the Monkey, “are erected in honour of my ancestors, who were in their day freedmen and citizens of great renown.” The Fox replied, “You have chosen a most appropriate subject for your falsehoods, as I am sure none of your ancestors will be able to contradict you.”
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