RENEGADE


Meaning of RENEGADE in English

I. ˈrenə̇ˌgād, -nēˌ- noun

( -s )

Etymology: Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegatus, from past participle of renegare to deny, from Latin re- + negare to deny — more at negation

1. : a person who leaves one religious faith for another : a religious apostate

2. : a deserter from one cause, principle, party, or allegiance to another often hostile one : turncoat , traitor

venom the renegade can summon up against his former beliefs and associates — New Yorker

3. : an individual who rejects the restraints of law or convention

II. intransitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

: to become a renegade

III. adjective

: that is a renegade ; specifically : having deserted a cause, principle, or allegiance for a hostile one : traitorous , apostate

better to be … an honest animal than a renegade human being — Eleanor Dark

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