runagate

[ ruhn-uh-geyt ]

/ ˈrʌn əˌgeɪt /

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noun

a fugitive or runaway.

a vagabond or wanderer.

Origin of runagate

1520–30; run (v.) + obsolete agate away; sense influenced by obsolete renegate (Middle English renegat<Medieval Latin renegātusrenegade)

Words nearby runagate

run across, run a fever, run afoul of, run after, run against, runagate, run along, run amok, run an errand, runanga, run a risk

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Example sentences from the Web for runagate

Runagate is well known to be a corrupt doublet of renegade, one who has "denied" his faith.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)|Ernest Weekley
No runagate serf in medival Europe was more severely dealt with than the Congo native who dared to range afield.
Samba|Herbert Strang
Thou, false heretic and runagate, sayest that thou wilt not obey our General or Provincial Councils.
The History of the Reformation of Religion in Scotland|John Knox
It suits Verres to pretend to disbelieve this, and to declare that the man is a runagate slave.
Life of Cicero|Anthony Trollope

Such was indeed my intention up to the year 1785, when I found this runagate at Vienna.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

British Dictionary definitions for runagate

runagate

/ (ˈrʌnəˌɡeɪt) /

noun

archaic

a vagabond, fugitive, or renegade
(as modifier)a runagate priest

Word Origin for runagate

C16: variant (influenced by run) of renegade

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单词	runagate
释义	runagate [ ruhn-uh-geyt ] / ˈrʌn əˌgeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR runagate ON THESAURUS.COM noun a fugitive or runaway. a vagabond or wanderer. Origin of runagate 1520–30; run (v.) + obsolete agate away; sense influenced by obsolete renegate (Middle English renegat<Medieval Latin renegātusrenegade) Words nearby runagate run across, run a fever, run afoul of, run after, run against, runagate, run along, run amok, run an errand, runanga, run a risk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for runagate Runagate is well known to be a corrupt doublet of renegade, one who has "denied" his faith. The Romance of Words (4th ed.)\|Ernest Weekley No runagate serf in medival Europe was more severely dealt with than the Congo native who dared to range afield. Samba\|Herbert Strang Thou, false heretic and runagate, sayest that thou wilt not obey our General or Provincial Councils. The History of the Reformation of Religion in Scotland\|John Knox It suits Verres to pretend to disbelieve this, and to declare that the man is a runagate slave. Life of Cicero\|Anthony Trollope Such was indeed my intention up to the year 1785, when I found this runagate at Vienna. The Memoires of Casanova, Complete\|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt British Dictionary definitions for runagate runagate / (ˈrʌnəˌɡeɪt) / noun archaic a vagabond, fugitive, or renegade (as modifier)a runagate priest Word Origin for runagate C16: variant (influenced by run) of 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 Words related to runagate absconder, apostate, deserter, rat, recreant, renegade, runaway, sellout, tergiversator, turncoat, reneger
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runagate

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