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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Renege  \Re*nege"\  (r?-n?j"  or  r?-n?g"),  v.  t.  [LL.  renegare.  See 
  {Renegade}.] 
  To  deny;  to  disown.  [Obs.]  --Shak. 
 
  All  Europe  high  (all  sorts  of  rights  reneged)  Against 
  the  truth  and  thee  unholy  leagued.  --Sylvester. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Renege  \Re*nege"\,  v.  i. 
  1.  To  deny.  [Obs.]  --Shak. 
 
  2.  (Card  Playing)  To  revoke.  [R.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  renege 
  n  :  the  mistake  of  not  following  suit  when  able  to  do  so  [syn:  {revoke}] 
  v  :  fail  to  fulfill  a  promise  or  obligation;  "She  backed  out  of 
  her  promise"  [syn:  {renege  on},  {renegue  on},  {go  back  on}] 




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