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renegading

renegading is the present participle and gerund of renegade.

Meaning of renegade

Verb

renegade (third-person singular simple present renegades, present participle renegading, simple past and past participle renegaded)

  1. (dated) To desert one's cause, or change one's loyalties; to commit betrayal.
    • The recent arrangement, obtained by Lord Stratford, as to the case of a Christian renegading to Mohammedanism […]1859, Wesleyan-Methodist Magazine, volume 3, page 740

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Questions about renegading

What is renegading the present participle and gerund of?
Renegading is the present participle and gerund of renegade.

Words near renegading in the dictionary

  1. renegade rows
  2. renegaded
  3. renegader
  4. renegaders
  5. renegades
  6. renegading
  7. renegadism
  8. renegado
  9. renegadoes
  10. renegados
  11. Renegar

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