Associations to the word «Renege»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
RENEGE, verb. (intransitive) To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word.
RENEGE, verb. (intransitive) In a card game, to break one's commitment to follow suit when capable.
RENEGE, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To deny; to renounce
Dictionary definition
RENEGE, noun. The mistake of not following suit when able to do so.
RENEGE, verb. Fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise".
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.