negō — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abnegate verb To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).
- deny verb To state that something is not true.
- forbid verb To order someone not to do something; to prohibit.
- reject verb To refuse to accept, believe, or agree to something.
- repudiate verb To reject a claim, idea or association firmly and publicly, and to state that you want nothing to do with it.
Senses
negō is used for these senses in English:
- abnegate (transitive) To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
- deny (transitive) To assert that something is not true.
- forbid (transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.
- reject (transitive) To refuse to accept; to forswear.
- repudiate (transitive) To reject the truth or validity of; to deny.
- say no (informal) To disagree; to think that something or someone is doing or saying is wrong.
- turn down (idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny.
abnegate — full definition
- verb To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).
- verb To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure.
deny — full definition
- verb To state that something is not true.
- verb To refuse to give someone something they want or ask for.