denegate

English

Etymology

From Latin denegatus, past participle of denego (“I deny”), from de + nego (“I say no”). Doublet of deny.

Verb

denegate (third-person singular simple present denegates, present participle denegating, simple past and past participle denegated)

1. (transitive) To deny, refuse or contradict

Related terms

• denegation

References

• “denegate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• teen-aged, teenaged

Latin

Verb

dēnegāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēnegō

Spanish

Verb

denegate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of denegar combined with te