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    GO BACK ON

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Fail to fulfill a promise or obligationplay

    Example:

    She backed out of her promise

    Synonyms:

    go back on; renege; renege on; renegue on

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "go back on" is one way to...):

    annul; countermand; lift; overturn; repeal; rescind; reverse; revoke; vacate (cancel officially)

    "Go back on" entails doing...:

    assure; promise (make a promise or commitment)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s something

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