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renegade

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɛnɪgeɪd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈrɛnɪˌgeɪd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ren′i gād′)

ren•e•gade /ˈrɛnɪˌgeɪd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a person who deserts one country, party, cause, belief, etc., for another.

adj. [before a noun]

of or like a renegade or a traitor.

See -neg-.

ren•e•gade (ren′i gād′),USA pronunciation n.

a person who deserts a party or cause for another.
an apostate from a religious faith.

adj.

of or like a renegade;
traitorous.

Medieval Latin renegātus (noun, nominal use of past participle of renegāre to desert, renege), equivalent. to re- re- + neg-, base of negāre to deny + -ātus -ade¹
Spanish renegado
1575–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

renegade /ˈrɛnɪˌɡeɪd/ n

- a person who deserts his or her cause or faith for another; apostate; traitor
- (as modifier): a renegade priest

Etymology: 16th Century: from Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegāre to renounce, from Latin re- + negāre to deny

'renegade' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

renege - turncoat - Ade - band - changeling - defector - recreant - renegado - rogue - runagate - tergiversate

Synonyms: disloyal, rebellious, rogue, apostate, rebel, more...

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