renege

re·nege

verb \ri-ˈneg also -ˈnāg, -ˈnig; rē-\

: to refuse to do something that you promised or agreed to do

re·negedre·neg·ing

Full Definition of RENEGE

transitive verb

:  deny, renounce

intransitive verb

1

obsolete :  to make a denial

2

:  revoke

3

:  to go back on a promise or commitment

— re·neg·er noun

Examples of RENEGE

1. They had promised to pay her tuition but later reneged.
2. <my so-called best friend promised to help me move, only to renege come Saturday morning>

Origin of RENEGE

Medieval Latin renegare

First Known Use: 1548

Related to RENEGE

Synonyms

back down, back off, back out, cop out, fink out, go back on

Antonyms

adhere (to)

Related Words

chicken (out), wimp out; backpedal, backtrack; abjure, abnegate, disavow, forswear (also foreswear), recall, recant, repudiate, retract, take back, unsay, withdraw; beg off, cry off [chiefly British]

Near Antonyms

adhere (to), follow through (with); comply (with), fulfill (or fulfil), honor, keep, satisfy

Rhymes with RENEGE

blackleg, bootleg, bowleg, dogleg, foreleg, jackleg, jake leg, JPEG, milk leg, MPEG, muskeg, nutmeg, peg leg, redleg, roughleg, Tuareg, unpeg