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renier

/ʁə.nje/ verb C1
  1. to renounce
  2. to disown
  3. to take back (what has been said), to renege (reflexive)
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Verb forms

Infinitive
renier
Present participle
reniant
Past participle
renié
Present (je)
renie
Future (je)
renierai
Passé composé (je)
ai renié

From the library

Ce que nous pouvons, nous autres hommes, c'est sinon le renier, du moins jeter un voile dessus.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 42 · C1
Je n'aime pas qu'on renie son origine, moi.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 774 · C1

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