[ rɪ'neɪg , rɪ'ni:g ]
■ verb
1》 go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract.
↘ archaic renounce or abandon.
2》 another term for revoke (in sense 2).
Derivatives
~r noun
Origin
C16: from med. L. renegare , from L. re- (expressing intensive force) + negare 'deny'.