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Added 10 October 2026

renay

/ɹɪˈneɪ/ verb

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To renounce (one’s faith or god), to apostasize from.
To take back, to recant (something one says or believes).
To reject, to deny the truth of (a statement).

Origin

From Middle English reneye, from Old French reneier, French renier, renier, from Latin re- (“re-”) + negare (“to deny”). See renegade. Doublet of renege and related to deny.

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