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1
to break a promise or agreement
- my so-called best friend promised to help me move, only to renege come Saturday morning
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2
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
- refused to renege the principles by which she had always lived her life, even if it resulted in losing her business
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The first known use of renege was in 1548
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