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отвергать — meaning in English

otvergat

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English meaning

  • abnegate verb To give up something, such as a right or privilege, often as an act of self-denial.
  • deny verb To state that something is not true.
  • disallow verb To refuse to permit something.
  • negate verb To cancel out or make ineffective.
  • rebuff noun An unexpected refusal of an offer or request.
  • reject verb To refuse to accept, believe, or agree to something.
  • renounce verb To formally give up a right, title, or claim.
  • repel verb To drive back or fight off an attack or attacker.
  • repudiate verb To reject a claim, idea or association firmly and publicly, and to state that you want nothing to do with it.
  • repulse verb To drive back an attack or attacker.
  • scorn verb To feel or show strong contempt for someone or something.
  • scout noun A person sent ahead to gather information, especially about an enemy or unfamiliar territory.
  • spurn verb To reject something or someone with contempt or disdain.
  • waive verb To voluntarily give up a right, claim, or requirement.

Senses

отвергать 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.
  • disallow To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.
  • negate To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.
  • rebuff (transitive) To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.
  • reject (transitive) To refuse to accept; to forswear.
  • renounce (transitive) To decline further association with someone or something, disown.
  • repel (transitive) To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.). [from 15th c.]

abnegate — full definition

  1. verb To give up something, such as a right or privilege, often as an act of self-denial.
  2. verb To let go of something completely, handing it over or giving it up for good.

deny — full definition

  1. verb To state that something is not true.
  2. verb To refuse to give someone something they want or ask for.
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