单词 | renege |
释义 | renege[ ri-nig, -neg, -neeg ] / rɪˈnɪg, -ˈnɛg, -ˈnig / SEE SYNONYMS FOR renege ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), re·neged, re·neg·ing.Cards. to play a card that is not of the suit led when one can follow suit; break a rule of play. to go back on one's word: He has reneged on his promise. verb (used with object), re·neged, re·neg·ing.Archaic. to deny; disown; renounce. nounCards. an act or instance of reneging. Origin of renege1540–50; earlier renegue<Medieval Latin renegāre, equivalent to re-re- + negāre to deny (cf. negative) OTHER WORDS FROM renegere·neg·er, nounDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for renegerenege renegue/ (rɪˈniːɡ, -ˈneɪɡ) / verb(intr often foll by on) to go back (on one's promise, etc) verb, nouncards other words for revoke Derived forms of renegereneger or reneguer, nounWord Origin for renegeC16 (in the sense: to deny, renounce): from Medieval Latin renegāre to renounce; see renegade Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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