Definitions for renege
rɪˈnɪg, -ˈnɛg, -ˈnigre·nege

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. revoke, renegeverb

   the mistake of not following suit when able to do so

2. renege, renege on, renegue on, go back onverb

   fail to fulfill a promise or obligation

   "She backed out of her promise"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Renegeverb

   To fail to keep (a commitment or promise); -- often used with on; as, to renege on one's promise.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. renegeverb

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

2. renegeverb

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

3. renegeverb

   To deny; to renounce

4. Etymology: From renego, from nego. Possibly influenced by renegotiate. See also renegade.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Renegeverb

   To disown.

   Etymology: renego, Lat. renier, Fr.

   His captain’s heart,
   Which, in the scuffles of great fights, hath burst
   The buckles on his breast, reneges all temper. William Shakespeare.

   Such smiling rogues as these sooth every passion,
   Renege, affirm, and turn their halcyon beaks
   With every gale and vary of their masters. William Shakespeare.

   The design of this war is to make me renege my conscience and thy truth. Charles I .

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. renege

   In trick-taking card games, a revoke (or renege, or ) is a violation of the rules regarding the play of tricks serious enough to render the round invalid. A revoke is a violation ranked in seriousness somewhat below overt cheating, and is considered a minor offense when unintentional. Trick-taking games normally have several rules regarding which cards may and may not be played to a trick. For example, most games require a player to follow suit or play in the suit led, if possible. Rules of this sort are sometimes called "honor rules", because there is no way to detect a violation at the moment of its commission. However, the irregularity will normally be discovered later, and there are usually strict penalties for revokes.

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1. renege

   To renege is to go back on a promise or contract; to fail to keep a commitment or to not live up to an agreement. It can also mean to abandon or reject something previously accepted.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Renegeverb

   to deny; to disown

2. Renegeverb

   to deny

3. Renegeverb

   to revoke

4. Etymology: [LL. renegare. See Renegade.]

Anagrams for renege »

1. Greene

2. greene

3. neeger

4. reenge

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of renege in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of renege in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of renege in a Sentence

1. Alex Capri:

   With consumer demand down in the Chinese economy, it's unlikely that Beijing will be able to commit to buying a lot more American goods, or, if they do commit... they will renege later.

2. Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton:

   The government's position is perfectly clear and that is at some point if people don't have a protection claim then they will be returned to their country of origin or back to Nauru. We are not going to renege on that position.

3. Sam Lowe:

   Biden has a specific interest in Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland stability, and does view United Kingdom as the antagonist in that discussion, ongoing disputes with the European Union over Northern Ireland and threats to renege on commitments creates a problem with the US, but I'm not convinced Northern Ireland creates huge problems with any other countries.

4. Another Angola expert:

   Dos Santos' departure from power has been the talk of the town in Luanda for 15 years. He has always hinted that he wanted to leave but this is the most specific commitment he has ever made, the fact that he put a date to it is a powerful marker and would come back to haunt him if he were to renege on it.

5. Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis:

   European Union partners never said European Union partners're going to renege on any promises, European Union partners said that European Union partners promises concern a four-year parliamentary term, european Union partners will be spaced out in an optimal way, in a way that is in tune with our bargaining stance in Europe and also with the fiscal position of the Greek state.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=renege
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=renege
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Renege
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=renege
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renege
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renege