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Renege

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Noun

1. renege, revoke

the mistake of not following suit when able to do so

Verb

2. go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on

fail to fulfill a promise or obligation

Example Sentences:
'She backed out of her promise'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Renege

see synonyms of renege
verb
1. (intransitive; often foll by on)
to go back (on one's promise, etc)
verb, noun
2. cards other words for revoke

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Renege

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verb intransitiveWord forms: reˈneged or reˈneging
1. 
to back out of an agreement; go back on a promise
2.  Cards
to fail to follow suit when required and able to do so
verb transitive
3.  Archaic
to deny; renounce
noun
4.  Cards
the act or an instance of reneging

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Renege

see synonyms of renege
v. re·neged, re·neg·ing, re·neges
v.intr.
1. To fail to carry out a promise or commitment: reneged on the contract at the last minute.
2. Games To fail to follow suit in cards when able and required by the rules to do so.
v.tr.
Archaic
To renounce; disown.
n.
The act of reneging.

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