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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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verb
To renounce (one’s faith or god), to apostasize from.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
To take back, to recant (something one says or believes).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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verb
To reject, to deny the truth of (a statement).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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History
From Middle English reneye, from Old French reneier, French renier, renier, from Latin re- (“re-”) + negare (“to deny”). See renegade. Doublet of renege and related to deny.
