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ren·e·gade
I. \ˈrenə̇ˌgād, -nēˌ-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegatus, from past participle of renegare to deny, from Latin re- + negare to deny — more at negation
1. : a person who leaves one religious faith for another : a religious apostate
2. : a deserter from one cause, principle, party, or allegiance to another often hostile one : turncoat, traitor
< venom the renegade can summon up against his former beliefs and associates — New Yorker >
3. : an individual who rejects the restraints of law or convention
II. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to become a renegade
III. adjective
: that is a renegade; specifically : having deserted a cause, principle, or allegiance for a hostile one : traitorous, apostate
< better to be … an honest animal than a renegade human being — Eleanor Dark > |