renege
verb /rɪˈniːɡ/, /rɪˈneɪɡ/
/rɪˈneɡ/
[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they renege | /rɪˈniːɡ/, /rɪˈneɪɡ/ /rɪˈneɡ/ |
| he / she / it reneges | /rɪˈniːɡz/, /rɪˈneɪɡz/ /rɪˈniːɡz/, /rɪˈneɪɡz/ |
| past simple reneged | /rɪˈniːɡd/, /rɪˈneɪɡd/ /rɪˈniːɡd/, /rɪˈneɪɡd/ |
| past participle reneged | /rɪˈniːɡd/, /rɪˈneɪɡd/ /rɪˈniːɡd/, /rɪˈneɪɡd/ |
| -ing form reneging | /rɪˈniːɡɪŋ/, /rɪˈneɪɡɪŋ/ /rɪˈniːɡɪŋ/, /rɪˈneɪɡɪŋ/ |
- renege (on something) to break a promise, an agreement, etc. synonym go back on
- to renege on a deal/debt/contract
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘desert’): from medieval Latin renegare, from Latin re- (expressing intensive force) + negare ‘deny’.