deny Copy link Outline I. To say that a thing is not so1. nĕgo, foll. by acc. and infin.2. infĭtior, 1 (usu. = to disown; to deny a charge made against one)3. (in same sense), infĭtias eo, 4, irr. (not in Cic.)4. abnuo, i, ūtum, 3 (rare in this sense)5. rĕnuo, i, 3 (like abnuo, strictly to express denial by a gesture of the headII. To disown1. infĭtior, 1 (opp. to confiteor, Cic.)2. rĕnuo, 3 (with dat.)3. abnĕgo, 1 (rare)4. rĕnuntio, 1 (with dat.)III. To refuse something asked for1. nĕgo, 1 (foll. by acc. of neut. pron., and poet. by acc. of subs.)2. dēnĕgo, 1 (with acc. of subs.)3. abnuo, 3 (constr. same as negoIV. To exercise denial (towards oneself)1. tempĕro, 1 (with pron. refl.)2. dēnĕgo, 1 (with dat. of pron. refl.)3. abnĕgo, 1 (with acc. • deny: I. To say that a thing is not so: 1. nĕgo, foll. by acc. and infin.: Cic.: Ter.: to d. a person (= say "not at home"), n. aliquem, Mart. Also in pass.: my chastity is d.'d, casta negor, Ov. 2. infĭtior, 1 (usu. = to disown; to deny a charge made against one): Cic.: it cannot be d.'d, non est infitiandum, Nep. 3. (in same sense), infĭtias eo, 4, irr. (not in Cic.): nor do I d. that, etc., neque infitias eo (with acc. and inf.), Liv.: Nep.: which nobody would d., quod nemo infitias eat, Nep. 4. abnuo, i, ūtum, 3 (rare in this sense): nor is it d.'d that it was so, nec abnuitur ita fuisse, Liv. 5. rĕnuo, i, 3 (like abnuo, strictly to express denial by a gesture of the head: same constr.): Join: renuit negitatque, Hor.: Ov. II. To disown: 1. infĭtior, 1 (opp. to confiteor, Cic.): foll. by acc. of neut. pron., or absol., Cic.: also with acc. of subs.: to d. knowledge of any one, notitiam alicujus inf., Ov.: Cic.: v. to disown. 2. rĕnuo, 3 (with dat.): to d. a charge with frowning look, superciliis crimini r., Cic. 3. abnĕgo, 1 (rare): to d. a trust, depositum ab., Plin. Ep. 4. rĕnuntio, 1 (with dat.): v. to renounce. III. To refuse something asked for: 1. nĕgo, 1 (foll. by acc. of neut. pron., and poet. by acc. of subs.): to d. anybody a thing positively, aliquid alicui praecise n., Cic.; obstinately, obstinate, Caes.: to d. nourishment to the wretched, alimenta miseris n., Ov.: Tac. 2. dēnĕgo, 1 (with acc. of subs.): to d. an honour to an intimate friend, honorem homini amicissimo d., Cic.: to d. a request, quod quis orat, d., Ter. 3. abnuo, 3 (constr. same as nego: Cic.: rarely foll. by de): the senate dared not d. him in anything, neque illi senatus de ullo negotio ab. audebat, Sall. IV. To exercise denial (towards oneself): 1. tempĕro, 1 (with pron. refl.): v. to control (oneself), refrain. 2. dēnĕgo, 1 (with dat. of pron. refl.): to d. oneself all pleasures, sibi omnia quae jucunda videntur d., cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 14, 35. 3. abnĕgo, 1 (with acc.: late, but the best word for religious sense): d. thyself, take up thy cross, abnega teipsum, tolle crucem tuam, Vulg.: à Kempis. Phr.: self-denying, sui (sibi, Hor.) imperiosus, Plin.: to d. oneself enjoyments, voluptates spernere, repudiare: v. to reject.