Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Renege

Renege (r?-n?j" o r?-n?g") , transitive verb

[Late Latin renegare. See Renegade.]

To deny; to disown. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare
All Europe high (all sorts of rights reneged) Against the truth and thee unholy leagued. — Sylvester

Renege , intransitive verb

1.
To deny. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare
2.
To fail to keep (a commitment or promise); -- often used with on; as, to renege on one's promise.
3.
(Card Playing) To revoke; to play a card that cannot legally be played according to the rules. [Rare]