renege
/rih-NEG/verbto go back on a promise or commitment
“The sponsor reneged a week before the tour.”
- Synonyms
- default, backtrack, welsh
- Antonyms
- honor, fulfill
- Memory hook
- re + negare (deny): deny what you agreed.
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