revoke, renege
(noun) the mistake of not following suit when able to do so
renege, renege on, renegue on, go back on
(verb) fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; āShe backed out of her promiseā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
renege (third-person singular simple present reneges, present participle reneging, simple past and past participle reneged)
(intransitive) To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word.
(intransitive) In a card game, to break one's commitment to follow suit when capable.
(transitive, archaic) To deny; to renounce
• Greene, greene
Source: Wiktionary
Re*nege" (r-nj" or r-ng"), v. t. Etym: [LL. renegare. See Renegade.]
Definition: To deny; to disown. [Obs.] Shak. All Europe high (all sorts of rights reneged) Against the trith and thee unholy leagued. Sylvester.
Re*nege", v. i.
1. To deny. [Obs.] Shak.
2. (Card Playing)
Definition: To revoke. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be ādancingā after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. Thatās how the first coffee drink was born.
