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renegar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • disown verb To refuse to acknowledge someone, especially a family member, as belonging to you anymore.
  • eschew verb To deliberately avoid or keep away from something, usually on moral or practical grounds.
  • renege verb To break a promise or go back on an agreement.

Senses

renegar is used for these senses in English:

  • disown (transitive) To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.
  • eschew (transitive, formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
  • renege (transitive, archaic) To deny; to renounce

disown — full definition

  1. verb To refuse to acknowledge someone, especially a family member, as belonging to you anymore.
  2. verb To deny any connection with or responsibility for something.

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