different between renege vs reneye

English

Alternative forms

• re-nig, renegue

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reneg?, from neg? (“I deny”). Possibly influenced by renegotiate. See also renegade.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /???n(e)??/, /???ni??/, /?i??n??/, /?i??n(e)??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???ne??/, /???ni??/
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Verb

renege (third-person singular simple present reneges, present participle reneging, simple past and past participle reneged)

1. (intransitive) To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word.
2. (intransitive) In a card game, to break one's commitment to follow suit when capable.
3. (transitive, archaic) To deny; to renounce

   • His captaines heart,
     Which in the ?cuffles of great fights hath bur?t
     The Buckles on his brea?t, reneages all temper,
     And is become the bellowes and the Fan
     To coole a Gyp?ies Lu?t.

   • 1608, Josuah Sylvester, The Sepmaines of Du Bartas

     All Europe high (all sorts of rights reneged) / Against the truth and thee unholy leagued.

Related terms

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “renege”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• Greene, greene

Middle English

Verb

reneye

1. renay; deny or disown

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)