RENEGE

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; “She backed out of her promise”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

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

Anagrams

• 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



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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