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单词 renege
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
re•nege /rɪˈnɪg, -ˈnɛg, -ˈnig/USA pronunciation   v. [no object* (~ + on + object)], -neged, -neg•ing. 
  1. to go back on one's word:He has reneged on his promise.
re•neg•er, n. [countable]See -neg-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
re•nege  (ri nig, -neg, -nēg),USA pronunciation v., -neged, -neg•ing, n. 
v.i. 
  1. Games[Cards.]to play a card that is not of the suit led when one can follow suit;
    break a rule of play.
  2. to go back on one's word:He has reneged on his promise.

v.t. 
  1. [Archaic.]to deny;
    disown;
    renounce.

n. 
  1. Games[Cards.]an act or instance of reneging.
  • Medieval Latin renegāre, equivalent. to re- re- + negāre to deny (compare negative)
  • earlier renegue 1540–50
re•neger, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
renege, renegue /rɪˈniːɡ -ˈneɪɡ/ vb
  1. (intransitive) often followed by on: to go back (on one's promise, etc)
vb , n
  1. other words for revoke
Etymology: 16th Century (in the sense: to deny, renounce): from Medieval Latin renegāre to renounce; see renegade
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