Meaning

1 senses

  1. (dated)To desert one's cause, or change one's loyalties; to commit betrayal.

More definitions
  • break with established customs

Examples

6 sentences

  1. Tracing a renegade's family background, you'll find him the black sheep.

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  2. I don't like renegades.

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  3. Any politician who does not toe the main party line would be branded a renegade.

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  4. You're a renegade.

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  5. We're still renegades.

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Origin

From Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegātus, perfect participle of renegō (“to de

From Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegātus, perfect participle of renegō (“to deny”). See also renege.

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Forms

renegades, renegading, renegaded, renegaded
Base formrenegade · to renegade
3rd person singularrenegades
Present participlerenegading
Past simplerenegaded
Past participlerenegaded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrenegade
he, she, itrenegades

Past simpleLesson

all personsrenegaded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave renegaded
he, she, ithas renegaded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill renegade

Synonyms

27 synonyms
betrayB2burnB1falseA1knifeA1sellA1apostatizedefectquisletraitorizecop outcross outcross updouble-crossdo someone dirty
Close in meaning
  • break with established customs:rebel

Word family

1 related words
Derivedrenegader

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
rendezvousrenditionrenegerenegotiaterenewB1
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