отвергать — meaning in English
otvergat
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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.
- disallow verb To refuse to allow.
- negate verb To cancel out or make ineffective.
- rebuff noun A sudden resistance or refusal.
- 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
- 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.