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to renegade

to renegade

1 8.0
To leave and betray your group or beliefs
  • verb
  • /ˈrɛnɪɡeɪd/
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  • He was quick to renegade on the agreement, leading to distrust among his colleagues.

We're going to and in, in, in, in doing that, we're actually going to do something that is going to renegade on our, on our commitment to the concept of rule of law.

Examples

  • Back off, you renegade, before I make you eat that blade!

  • We're going to and in, in, in, in doing that, we're actually going to do something that is going to renegade on our, on our commitment to the concept of rule of law.

  • - March out, you renegade louts!

  • Enough of this Yankee cackle, you renegade to the South!

  • The politician decided to renegade on his promises, disappointing many of his supporters.

  • After years of loyalty, she chose to renegade her alliance with the group, seeking a new path.

Synonyms

to rebel
vsto renegade
48 4.1

To act against the government or people in power

abandons loyalties and betrays former allies and shared beliefs
to go rogue
vsto renegade
19 7.5

To act alone and ignore rules or orders

rejects loyalties and turns against former allies and shared beliefs

Compounds

renegade state
  • Literature
9.5

A state that breaks international rules and acts against other countries

How Loyal

to support
1.0
to abandon
773 3.1
to desert
219 4.2
to defect
60 7.1
to renegade
1 8.0
to betray
397 4.2

Surface Forms

renegade infinitive
renegaded past
renegaded past participle
renegading present participle
renegades third person singular

Etymology

Renegade as a verb comes from Latin renegare ('to deny') and is related to English deny. So to renegade is to leave or reject your old rules, loyalties, or group.