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RENEGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The mistake of not following suit when able to do so
Synonyms:
renege; revoke
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("renege" is a kind of...):
error; fault; mistake (a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention)
Holonyms ("renege" is a part of...):
card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)
Derivation:
renege (fail to fulfill a promise or obligation)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they renege ... he / she / it reneges
Past simple: reneged
-ing form: reneging
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
Example:
She backed out of her promise
Synonyms:
go back on; renege; renege on; renegue on
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "renege" is one way to...):
annul; countermand; lift; overturn; repeal; rescind; reverse; revoke; vacate (cancel officially)
"Renege" entails doing...:
assure; promise (make a promise or commitment)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
renege (the mistake of not following suit when able to do so)