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renay.

To renounce (one’s faith or god), to apostasize from.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɹɪˈneɪ/
  1. To renounce (one’s faith or god), to apostasize from.

    obsolete · transitive
  2. To take back, to recant (something one says or believes).

    obsolete · transitive
  3. To reject, to deny the truth of (a statement).

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

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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