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renege definition

re·nege (ri nig′, -neg′, -nēg′)

intransitive verb reneged -·neged′, reneging -·neg′·ing

  1. to back out of an agreement; go back on a promise
  2. Card Games to fail to follow suit when required and able to do so

Etymology: ML renegare: see renegade

transitive verb

Archaic to deny; renounce

noun

Card Games the act or an instance of reneging

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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