Renege

Word RENEGE
Character 6
Hyphenation re nege
Pronunciations /ɹɪˈneɪɡ/

Definitions and meanings of "Renege"

What do we mean by renege?

To fail to carry out a promise or commitment. intransitive verb

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

To renounce; disown. intransitive verb

The act of reneging. noun

To deny; disown; renounce.

To deny.

In card-playing, to play a card that is not of the suit led (as is allowable in some games); also, by extension, to revoke. Also renig.

To deny; to disown. transitive verb

To deny. intransitive verb

To fail to keep (a commitment or promise); -- often used with on. intransitive verb

To revoke; to play a card that cannot legally be played according to the rules. intransitive verb

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

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

(archaic) To deny; to renounce verb

Fail to fulfill a promise or obligation verb

The mistake of not following suit when able to do so noun

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

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

To deny; to renounce

Synonyms and Antonyms for Renege

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The word "renege" in example sentences

The headline on the Republican Jewish Coalition's press release today [April 14, 2009] calls on President Obama to stop the "equivocating and flip-flopping" on the Durban II conference, and the release expresses concern that the president might "renege" on his promised boycott of the conference. ❋ Unknown (2009)

After N-Data tried to "renege" on the original agreement, and tried to increase the royalty payment, the FTC decided to take action. ❋ Peter Zura (2008)

Mr. Cuomo said the New Orleans-based company agreed not to "renege" on its contract to pay $432 million to the New York Power Authority over the length of the revenue-sharing agreement, which runs through 2014. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The government fears that Pfizer will "renege" on this undertaking, he said. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Dictionaries state that "renege" means to go back on one's word and that "reneger" is the noun form of the word. ❋ Nathaniel Livingston (2004)

I mean, didn't you kind of renege on the agreement here? ❋ Unknown (2002)

The colleague, a friend, told me he had been advised that "renege" was off-limits, especially in conversations involving African-Americans, because it suggested the outdated term "Negro." ❋ Unknown (2010)

No, "renege" doesn't mean what you think it means. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The charity said the Budget could include cuts of up to £860 million a year in aid spending, with ministers citing the economic downturn as an excuse to "renege" on aid commitments.

"renege" on the plea agreement because judges aren't bound by plea agreements. ❋ Unknown (2010)

For them to renege on this commitment because it means more borrowing, which of course they knew it would, is crazy. ❋ Jared Bernstein (2011)

By the time he returned to the White House on July 15, 1956, Dulles had already decided to renege on the offer of aid to the Aswan project, largely because Congress refused to support it. ❋ David A. Nichols (2011)

But she does eventually give up her son only after Arlo threatens to renege on the Black Pike deal, and when Raylan takes a sniveling, whimpering Dickie into the woods for what looks like an execution, things get primal. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He hoped Dinwiddie would not renege on his promises and make his situation “worse by taking away the only perquisite I have.” ❋ David A. Clary (2011)

Anita's brother, Ariel, is a tense business executive whose obsession with soccer causes him to renege on his promise to take Anita to the zoo. ❋ George Heymont (2011)

But as a government able to levy taxes when its coffers run dry, it's unlikely that California will renege on its general-obligation bonds. ❋ Kathy M. Kristof (2011)

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