English Explanatory Dictionary

renay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈneɪ/

Word forms

renay renays renaying renayed reney reny

Etymology

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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