abnuo
Dictionary entries
- Entry →abnuo, abnuere, abnui, abnuitus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
refuse, decline; deny (guilt); refuse by a sign, shake head; reject; rule out;
sg. pres. act. ind. 1st
Examples
Medea
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...concitum pectus doma, placare natis. Medea Abdico eiuro abnuo++ meis Creusa liberis fratres dabit? Iason Regina natis exulum..."Liber VI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...commendationem atque excusationem propria huius officii putaverunt, nec abnuo esse ista in hac parte, sed non concedo..."Liber IX
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...primum, ut ordiar ab ducibus comparandis, haud equidem abnuo egregium ducem fuisse Alexandrum; sed clariorem tamen eum facit..."