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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