See Also: Renege on(money)
renege(dictionary)
renege(dictionary)

renege (iou)



renege verb & noun. Also renegue. M16.
[medieval Latin renegare, formed as RE- + negare deny, NEGATE.]
A. verb.
verb trans. Renounce, abandon, desert (a person, faith, etc.). M16.
verb intrans. Make denial. M16-L17.
Shakespeare King Lear Such..rogues..Renege, affirm, and turn their halcyon beaks.
verb intrans. Refuse, decline. rare. L16.
verb intrans. Cards. Refuse or fail to follow suit (permissible in certain games); revoke. L17.
verb intrans. Change one's mind, recant; go back on one's word, a contract, or an undertaking. Orig. US. L18.
J. M. Synge I swear..I'll wed him, and I'll not renege. A. Blond Publishers who offer contracts..and then..renege on the deal.
b. noun. Cards. An instance of reneging. M17.
reneger noun (rare) L16.