renege
verb/ɹɪˈnɛɡ/US/ɹɪˈneɪɡ/UK
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin renegō, from negō (“to deny”). Possibly influenced by renegotiate. Doublet of renay. See also renegade.
- borrowed from renegō
Definitions
To break a promise or commitment
To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word.
- 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 […]
- Clattenburg awarded Spurs a penalty for the third time after a handball in the area but he reneged after realising that the linesman had flagged Crouch offside in the build-up.
To break one's commitment to follow suit when capable.
To deny
To deny; to renounce
- 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.
- All Europe high (all sorts of rights reneged) / Against the truth and thee unholy leagued.
The neighborhood
- neighborabnegate
- neighbornegate
- neighbornegative
- neighborneglect
- neighbornégligée
- neighbornegotiate
- neighborrenegade
- neighborrenegation
Derived
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA