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reneged

reneged is the simple past and past participle of renege.

Meaning of renege

Verb

renege (third-person singular simple present reneges, present participle reneging, simple past and past participle reneged)

  1. (intransitive) To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word.
    • Previously I promised not to proselytize miserism, but now I want to renege a little on that promise. If your family income is anywhere near average, you can scrimp and save and cut back for maybe two to four years […]2010, Dolly Freed, Possum Living, page 149
    Antonyms:
    deliver
  2. (intransitive) To break one's commitment to follow suit when capable.
  3. (archaic, transitive) To deny; to renounce
    • His captaines heart, / Which in the ſcuffles of great fights hath burſt / The Buckles on his breaſt, reneages all temper, / And is become the bellowes and the Fan / To coole a Gypſies Luſt.c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...

Questions about reneged

What is reneged the simple past and past participle of?
Reneged is the simple past and past participle of renege.

Words near reneged in the dictionary

  1. renegate
  2. renegates
  3. renegation
  4. renegations
  5. renege
  6. reneged
  7. reneger
  8. renegers
  9. reneges
  10. reneging
  11. reneglect

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