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What does renege mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word renege? Here's what it means.

Verb
  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
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The financial crisis must not be an excuse for donors to renege on their pledges.
Rich countries must not use this economic turmoil to renege on their promises to the world's poorest and most vulnerable.
Now it seems to me they want to renege on that and get a piece of the pie, when they already had the opportunity to increase their fees.
The problem arises where, in this situation, the principal instead wants to renege on the transaction.
If I tempt you with ice-cream knowing that you will renege on your diet as a result, am I partly responsible for your making a pig of yourself?
We oppose blatant attempts to renege on commitments which have been made to less developed countries.

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