'Renege' definitions:
Definition of 'renege'
(from WordNet)
noun
The mistake of not following suit when able to do so [syn: revoke, renege]
verb
Fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise" [syn: renege, renege on, renegue on, go back on]
Definition of 'Renege'
From: GCIDE
- Renege \Re*nege"\, v. i.
- 1. To deny. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To fail to keep (a commitment or promise); -- often used with on; as, to renege on one's promise. [PJC]
- 3. (Card Playing) To revoke; to play a card that cannot legally be played according to the rules. [R.] [1913 Webster +PJC]
Definition of 'Renege'
From: GCIDE
- Renege \Re*nege"\ (r?-n?j" or r?-n?g"), v. t. [LL. renegare. See Renegade.] To deny; to disown. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- All Europe high (all sorts of rights reneged) Against the truth and thee unholy leagued. --Sylvester. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'renege'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandon,
- abjure,
- abolish,
- abrogate,
- annul,
- apostatize,
- back down,
- back out,
- backpedal,
- backwater,
- beg off,
- cancel,
- climb down,
- countermand,
- counterorder,
- crawfish out,
- cry off,
- default,
- defect,
- degenerate,
- deny,
- depart from,
- desert,
- disannul,
- disavow,
- discard,
- disclaim,
- disown,
- do away with,
- drop out,
- eat crow,
- eat humble pie,
- evacuate,
- forsake,
- forswear,
- go back on,
- invalidate,
- jettison,
- jilt,
- leave,
- leave behind,
- leave flat,
- make void,
- maroon,
- nullify,
- override,
- overrule,
- pull out,
- quit,
- quit cold,
- recall,
- recant,
- renegade,
- renounce,
- repeal,
- repudiate,
- rescind,
- resile,
- retract,
- reverse,
- revoke,
- say goodbye to,
- set aside,
- stand down,
- suspend,
- swallow,
- take back,
- take leave of,
- throw over,
- turn against,
- turn traitor,
- unsay,
- vacate,
- void,
- waive,
- welsh,
- withdraw,
- write off