renegade

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegātus, perfect participle of renegō (“to deny”). See also renege. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛ.nəˌɡeɪd/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛ.nɪˌɡeɪd/ Hyphenation: re‧ne‧gade === Noun === renegade (plural renegades) An outlaw or rebel. A disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause, religion, political party, friend, etc. Synonyms: apostate, defector, heretic, turncoat; see also Thesaurus:betrayer ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === renegade (third-person singular simple present renegades, present participle renegading, simple past and past participle renegaded) (dated) To desert one's cause, or change one's loyalties; to commit betrayal. Synonyms: apostatize, defect, quisle, traitorize; see also Thesaurus:betray ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === renegade (comparative more renegade, superlative most renegade) Deserting, treacherous, disloyal. Synonyms: faithless, perfidious, ratlike; see also Thesaurus:treacherous (by extension) Unconventional, unorthodox. Synonyms: atypical, heterodox, inorthodox, nonorthodox === References === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “renegade”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. == Galician == === Verb === renegade second-person plural imperative of renegar