renege

Englanti

Verbi

renege

1. pettää, rikkoa (lupauksensa, velvollisuutensa, sitoumuksensa), perua (sanansa)

   They have reneged on their commitments under the agreement much more than we have.

2. kieltää, sanoutua irti, hylätä

   The government encouraged Hungarian gentiles to benefit from these discriminatory regulations and to renege their debts to Jews. (S. L. Kremer: Witness Through the Imagination)

   Cult movements often perpetuate the idea that a participant must renege their previous personality, and become re-born in the new ideals of the group. (Anbara Salam on the enduring fascination with cults)

Liittyvät sanat

Synonyymit

• go back on
• back out of
• break

Johdokset

• substantiivit: reneger