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- Latin · borrowed fromrenegō
- English todayrenege
Borrowed from Latin renegō, from negō (“to deny”). Possibly influenced by renegotiate. Doublet of renay. See also renegade.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
renege
Today it means: To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word. Full definition →
Latin renegō