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Renege

//ɹɪˈnɛɡ// verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    the mistake of not following suit when able to do so wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word. intransitive

    "Previously I promised not to proselytize miserism, but now I want to renege a little on that promise. If your family income is anywhere near average, you can scrimp and save and cut back for maybe two to four years […]"

  2. 2
    fail to fulfill a promise or obligation wordnet
  3. 3
    To break one's commitment to follow suit when capable. intransitive
  4. 4
    To deny; to renounce archaic, transitive

    "His captaines heart, / Which in the ſcuffles of great fights hath burſt / The Buckles on his breaſt, reneages all temper, / And is become the bellowes and the Fan / To coole a Gypſies Luſt."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin renegō, from negō (“I deny”). Possibly influenced by renegotiate. Doublet of renay. See also renegade.

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