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renay

/ɹɪˈneɪ/

renay verb: to renounce (one’s faith or god), to apostasize from.

Verb

renay (third-person singular simple present renays, present participle renaying, simple past and past participle renayed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To renounce (one’s faith or god), to apostasize from.
    • […] Mammolukes and Geniſaries about yͤ Turk and Sowdã [Sowdan, i.e., Sudan], haue vſed to chriſten their children of purpoſe, that by the renayĩg [renaying] of their fayth, after, they might be made Mammolukes or Geniſaries, as theyr fathers were, and may be had the more in eſtimacion & fauour...1528, Thomas More, “A Dialogue Concernynge Heresyes & Matters of Religion […]. Chapter 15. That Princes be Boundẽ [Bounden] to Punish Heretykes, and that Fayre Handelyng Helpeth Litle with Many of...
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To take back, to recant (something one says or believes).
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To reject, to deny the truth of (a statement).

renay meaning in Bengali

renay in Bengali

নিজের বিশ্বাস, ঈশ্বরকে ত্যাগ করা, ধর্মত্যাগ করা

Forms of renay

third-person singular presentrenays
present participlerenaying
past participlerenayed
pastrenayed
alternative formreney
alternative formreny

Origin of renay

From Middle English reneye, from Old French reneier, French renier, renier, from Latin re- (“re-”) + negare (“to deny”). See renegade. Doublet of renege and related to deny.

Words that rhyme with renay

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Questions about renay

What does renay mean?
Renay means to renounce (one’s faith or god), to apostasize from.
What is renay in Bengali?
Renay in Bengali is নিজের বিশ্বাস, ঈশ্বরকে ত্যাগ করা, ধর্মত্যাগ করা. See Renay meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is renay?
Renay is a verb.
How do you pronounce renay?
Renay is pronounced /ɹɪˈneɪ/.
What is the past tense of renay?
The past tense of renay is renayed.

Words near renay in the dictionary

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  3. renavigates
  4. renavigating
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  10. renban line
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