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renege

2 syllables
verbnoun
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As a verb, renege means break a promise or commitment. As a noun, it means the mistake of not following suit when able to do so.

Meanings of renege

5 meanings

verb

  1. To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word.

  2. In a card game, to break one's commitment to follow suit when capable.

  3. Fail to fulfill a promise or obligation

    “she reneged on her promise”

    Similar: renege on, renegue on, go back on
Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. archaicTo deny; to renounce

noun

  1. The mistake of not following suit when able to do so

    Similar: revoke

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: the mistake of not following suit when able to do so
revoke
verb: fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
renege onrenegue ongo back on

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