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To renege is to abandon something or go back on something you had promised.

(verb)

When you promise to take your child to the circus and then you change your mind and don't go to the circus, this is an example of a situation where you renege on a promise.

See renege in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb reneged, reneging

to back out of an agreement; go back on a promise
Card Games to fail to follow suit when required and able to do so

Origin: ML renegare: see renegade

transitive verb

Archaic to deny; renounce

noun

Card Games the act or an instance of reneging

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reneger noun

See renege in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb re·neged, re·neg·ing, re·neges

verb, intransitive

To fail to carry out a promise or commitment: reneged on the contract at the last minute.
Games To fail to follow suit in cards when able and required by the rules to do so.

verb, transitive

To renounce; disown.

noun

The act of reneging.

Origin:

Origin: Medieval Latin renegāre, to deny; see renegade

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