renay
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English reneye, from Old French reneier, French renier, renier, from Latin re- (“re-”) + negare (“to deny”). See renegade. Doublet of renege.
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[edit]Verb
[edit]renay (third-person singular simple present renays, present participle renaying, simple past and past participle renayed)
- (obsolete, transitive) To renounce (one’s faith or god), to apostasize from.
- (obsolete, transitive) To take back, to recant (something one says or believes).
- (obsolete, transitive) To reject, to deny the truth of (a statement).
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