Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To deny.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To deny.
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- verb obsolete, transitive To
deny .
Etymologies
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Latin denegatus, past participle of denego ("I deny"), from de + nego ("I say no").
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halcyonwhimsy commented on the word denegate
To deny
This is an obs. verb that is much more creative than the tradition deny we always use.
October 2, 2007
jmjarmstrong commented on the word denegate
JM cannot deny the almost negative vistas that denegate opens.
February 17, 2011