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re·nege

(rĭ-nĕg′, -nĭg′)

v. re·neged, re·neg·ing, re·neges

v.intr.

1. To fail to carry out a promise or commitment: reneged on the contract at the last minute.

2. Games To fail to follow suit in cards when able and required by the rules to do so.

v.tr. Archaic

To renounce; disown.

The act of reneging.

[Medieval Latin renegāre, to deny; see renegade.]

re·neg′er n.

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renege

(rɪˈniːɡ; -ˈneɪɡ) or

renegue

(often foll by: on) to go back (on one's promise, etc)

vb, n

(Card Games) cards other words for revoke

[C16 (in the sense: to deny, renounce): from Medieval Latin renegāre to renounce; see renegade]

reˈneger, reˈneguer n

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re•nege

(rɪˈnɪg, -ˈnɛg, -ˈnig)

v. -neged, -neg•ing. v.i.

1. to go back on one's word: He has reneged on his promise.

2. to play a card that is not of the suit led when one can follow suit.

v.t.

3. Archaic. to deny; disown; renounce.

[1540–50; earlier renegue < Medieval Latin renegāre= Latin re- re- + negāre to deny (compare negative)]

re•neg′er, n.

renege

Past participle: reneged
Gerund: reneging

Imperative
renege
renege

Present
I renege
you renege
he/she/it reneges
we renege
you renege
they renege

Preterite
I reneged
you reneged
he/she/it reneged
we reneged
you reneged
they reneged

Present Continuous
I am reneging
you are reneging
he/she/it is reneging
we are reneging
you are reneging
they are reneging

Present Perfect
I have reneged
you have reneged
he/she/it has reneged
we have reneged
you have reneged
they have reneged

Past Continuous
I was reneging
you were reneging
he/she/it was reneging
we were reneging
you were reneging
they were reneging

Past Perfect
I had reneged
you had reneged
he/she/it had reneged
we had reneged
you had reneged
they had reneged

Future
I will renege
you will renege
he/she/it will renege
we will renege
you will renege
they will renege

Future Perfect
I will have reneged
you will have reneged
he/she/it will have reneged
we will have reneged
you will have reneged
they will have reneged

Future Continuous
I will be reneging
you will be reneging
he/she/it will be reneging
we will be reneging
you will be reneging
they will be reneging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been reneging
you have been reneging
he/she/it has been reneging
we have been reneging
you have been reneging
they have been reneging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been reneging
you will have been reneging
he/she/it will have been reneging
we will have been reneging
you will have been reneging
they will have been reneging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been reneging
you had been reneging
he/she/it had been reneging
we had been reneging
you had been reneging
they had been reneging

Conditional
I would renege
you would renege
he/she/it would renege
we would renege
you would renege
they would renege

Past Conditional
I would have reneged
you would have reneged
he/she/it would have reneged
we would have reneged
you would have reneged
they would have reneged

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Noun	1.	renege - the mistake of not following suit when able to do so revoke error, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults" card game, cards - a game played with playing cards
Verb	1.	renege - fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise" go back on, renege on, renegue on countermand, repeal, rescind, revoke, annul, vacate, reverse, overturn, lift - cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"

renege

verb break your word, go back, welsh (slang), default, back out, repudiate, break a promise He reneged on a promise to leave his wife.

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renege

verb

To abandon a former position or commitment:

back down (or out), retreat.

Slang: cop out, fink out.

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renege

[rɪˈniːg] VI → faltar a su palabra
to renege on a promise → no cumplir una promesa

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