RENEGE


Meaning of RENEGE in English

I. rə̇ˈnig, rēˈ- also -neg sometimes -nēg or -nāg verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Medieval Latin renegare — more at renegade

transitive verb

1. : deny , renounce , desert , retract

2. : refuse , decline

intransitive verb

1. obsolete : to make a denial

2. : revoke 2

3. : to break one's word : go back on a promise

I'll wed him, and I'll not renege — J.M.Synge

both had reneged on paying off the loan — Time

4. : to reverse a stand or plan : back out : back down

can do this without reneging on our traditions of due legal procedure — New Republic

II. noun

( -s )

: revoke 2

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.