English Explanatory Dictionary

denegate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To deny, refuse or contradict.

Word forms

denegate denegates denegating denegated

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēnegātus, perfect passive participle of dēnegō (“to deny”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + negō (“to say no”). Doublet of deny.

Related words

denegation
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