renege

re·nege

verb \ri-ˈneg also -ˈnāg, -ˈnig; rē-\

re·negedre·neg·ing

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

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Rhymes with RENEGE

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