renege

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• US: /ɹɪˈnɛɡ/
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• US: /ɹɪˈnɪɡ/
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• US: /ɹɪˈneɪɡ/
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• US: /ɹiː-/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈneɪɡ/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈniːɡ/
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• rhymes with (US) -ɛɡ
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• rhymes with (US) -ɪɡ
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Borrowed from Latin renegō, from negō (“to deny”). Possibly influenced by renegotiate. Doublet of renay. See also renegade.

59 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: не изпълнявам обещание (ne izpǎlnjavam obeštanie) — break a promise or commitment
• Chinese Mandarin: 食言 (shíyán) — break a promise or commitment
• Czech: nedodržet — break a promise or commitment
• Czech: nesplnit — break a promise or commitment
• Czech: porušit — break a promise or commitment
• Dutch: belofte breken — break a promise or commitment
• Finnish: rikkoa lupaus — break a promise or commitment
• Finnish: syödä sanansa — break a promise or commitment
• Finnish: pettää — break a promise or commitment
• French: manquer à la parole — break a promise or commitment
• Galician: botarse atrás — break a promise or commitment
• Galician: volverse atrás — break a promise or commitment
• German: (sein) Wort brechen — break a promise or commitment
• German: nicht Wort halten — break a promise or commitment
• Greek: αθετώ (athetó) — break a promise or commitment
• Ancient Greek: ἀθετέω (athetéō) — break a promise or commitment
• Italian: tirarsi indietro — break a promise or commitment
• Italian: rimangiarsi la parola — break a promise or commitment
• Italian: fare marcia indietro — break a promise or commitment
• Korean: 어기다 (eogida) — break a promise or commitment
• Korean: 파기하다 (pagihada) — break a promise or commitment
• Persian: جا زدن (jâ zadan) — break a promise or commitment
• Polish: łamać słowo — break a promise or commitment
• Polish: złamać słowo — break a promise or commitment
• Portuguese: faltar com a palavra — break a promise or commitment
• Portuguese: voltar atrás — break a promise or commitment
• Russian: изменя́ть своему́ сло́ву (izmenjátʹ svojemú slóvu) — break a promise or commitment
• Russian: измени́ть своему́ слову́ (izmenítʹ svojemú slovú) — break a promise or commitment
• Serbo-Croatian: прекр́шити рије̑ч — break a promise or commitment
• Serbo-Croatian: prekŕšiti rijȇč — break a promise or commitment
• Spanish: faltar a la palabra — break a promise or commitment
• Thai: ผิดสัญญา — break a promise or commitment
• Thai: ทําผิดสัญญา — break a promise or commitment
• Welsh: torri gair — break a promise or commitment
• Welsh: torri addewid — break a promise or commitment
• Bulgarian: правя ривок (pravja rivok) — card games: fail to follow suit when capable
• Czech: nepřiznat barvu — card games: fail to follow suit when capable
• Dutch: verzaken — card games: fail to follow suit when capable
• Galician: renunciar — card games: fail to follow suit when capable
• Polish: nie grać karty tego samego koloru — card games: fail to follow suit when capable
• Polish: nie zagrać karty tego samego koloru — card games: fail to follow suit when capable
• Russian: де́лать рено́нс (délatʹ renóns) — card games: fail to follow suit when capable
• Russian: сде́лать рено́нс (sdélatʹ renóns) — card games: fail to follow suit when capable
• Dutch: verloochenen — deny, renounce
• Dutch: afzweren — deny, renounce
• Finnish: kieltää — deny, renounce
• German: verleugnen — deny, renounce
• Italian: rinnegare — deny, renounce
• Italian: dissociarsi — deny, renounce
• Polish: zrzekać się — deny, renounce
• Polish: zrzec się — deny, renounce
• Portuguese: renegar — deny, renounce
• Portuguese: rejeitar — deny, renounce
• Portuguese: renunciar — deny, renounce
• Russian: отка́зываться (otkázyvatʹsja) — deny, renounce
• Russian: отказа́ться (otkazátʹsja) — deny, renounce
• Serbo-Croatian: отка́зати — deny, renounce
• Serbo-Croatian: otkázati — deny, renounce
• Spanish: renegar — deny, renounce