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