renegade

UK /ˈɹɛ.nəˌɡeɪd/ US /ˈɹɛ.nɪˌɡeɪd/

noun 2adj 2verb 1

Definitions

noun

An outlaw or rebel.

A disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause, religion, political party, friend, etc.

verb

To desert one's cause, or change one's loyalties; to commit betrayal.

The recent arrangement, obtained by Lord Stratford, as to the case of a Christian renegading to Mohammedanism […]

adj

Deserting, treacherous, disloyal.

Unconventional, unorthodox.

ADJ.

against

VERB + RENEGADE

branded

RENEGADE + NOUN

cells, china, province

noun — a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religi

verb — break with established customs

adjective — having deserted a cause or principle

The recent arrangement, obtained by Lord Stratford, as to the case of a Christian renegading to Mohammedanism […]

Wiktionary

Any politician who does not toe the main party line would be branded a renegade.

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You're a renegade.

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Taiwan is a renegade province of China.

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When a person develops cancer, the body mounts an immune response against the renegade cells but it is often too weak to halt their spread.

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