renege

renege
Synonyms and related words:
abandon, abjure, abolish, abrogate, annul, apostatize, back down, back out, backpedal, backwater, beg off, cancel, climb down, countermand, counterorder, crawfish out, cry off, default, defect, degenerate, deny, depart from, desert, disannul, disavow, discard, disclaim, disown, do away with, drop out, eat crow, eat humble pie, evacuate, forsake, forswear, go back on, invalidate, jettison, jilt, leave, leave behind, leave flat, make void, maroon, nullify, override, overrule, pull out, quit, quit cold, recall, recant, renegade, renounce, repeal, repudiate, rescind, resile, retract, reverse, revoke, say goodbye to, set aside, stand down, suspend, swallow, take back, take leave of, throw over, turn against, turn traitor, unsay, vacate, void, waive, welsh, withdraw, write off

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  • renege — re‧nege [rɪˈniːg, rɪˈneɪg ǁ rɪˈnɪg, rɪˈniːg] verb formal renege on an agreement/​deal/​contract etc to fail to do something you had promised or agreed to do: • Some clients reneged on their agreements to sell when the price climbed. • The agency… …   Financial and business terms

  • Renege — Re*nege , v. i. 1. To deny. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To fail to keep (a commitment or promise); often used with on; as, to renege on one s promise. [PJC] 3. (Card Playing) To revoke; to play a card that cannot legally be played according to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Renege — Re*nege (r? n?j or r? n?g ), v. t. [LL. renegare. See {Renegade}.] To deny; to disown. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] All Europe high (all sorts of rights reneged) Against the truth and thee unholy leagued. Sylvester. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • renege — I verb abandon, abolish, abrogate, annul, back out, bolt, break a promise, call back, contradict, counterorder, countermand, desert, disannul, dissolve, go back on a commitment, go back on a promise, invalidate, nullify, pull out, quit, recall,… …   Law dictionary

  • renege — 1540s, from M.L. renegare, from L. re , intensive prefix, + negare deny (see DENY (Cf. deny)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • renege — [v] go back on one’s word break one’s promise, cop out*, default, reverse, weasel out*, welsh; concepts 59,63,330 …   New thesaurus

  • renege — (also renegue) ► VERB ▪ go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract. DERIVATIVES reneger noun. ORIGIN Latin renegare, from negare deny …   English terms dictionary

  • renege — [ri nig′, rineg′, rinēg′] vi. reneged, reneging [ML renegare: see RENEGADE] 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 vt. Archaic to deny; renounce n. Card Games the… …   English World dictionary

  • renege — v. (D; intr.) to renege on (to renege on a commitment) * * * [rɪ niːg] (D; intr.) to renege on (to renege on a commitment) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • renege on — verb fail to fulfill a promise or obligation She backed out of her promise • Syn: ↑renege, ↑renegue on, ↑go back on • Derivationally related forms: ↑renege (for: ↑renege) …   Useful english dictionary

  • renege — UK [rɪˈneɪɡ] / UK [rɪˈniːɡ] / US [rɪˈneɡ] / US [rɪˈnɪɡ] verb [intransitive] Word forms renege : present tense I/you/we/they renege he/she/it reneges present participle reneging past tense reneged past participle reneged formal to decide not to do …   English dictionary

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