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RENEGE

Pronunciation (US):

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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) 

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)

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