"renege" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /rɪˈn(e)ɪɡ/ [US], /rɪˈneɪɡ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-renege.ogg [US], en-us-renege2.ogg [US] Forms: renege [canonical], reneges [third-person, singular], reneged [past], reneged [past, participle], reneging [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|reneg|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you renege on a promise, you do not do what you said you would do. You break your promise.
    Sense id: simple-renege-en-verb-JuPVMJ8M Categories (other): Verbs
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