[ˈab.nu.oː], [ˈab.nu.o]
OrigoFrom ab- (“from, away from”) + *nuō (“nod”), literally “to reject by a nod”.
- conjugation-3, literally, rareto say no, to nod in negation
“Quid nunc? Datūrīn estis an nōn? Annuont.
[…]
Quid sī dē vostrō quippiam ōrem? Abnuont.
Well then? Are you going to give it or not? They nod in approval.
[…]” — What if I asked for something of yours? They nod in disapproval.
“Utque fit, in sē aliquid fingī, dīcentibus illīs” — Either way, they think I'm inventing something about them, whenever they speak
and I nod in negation and affirmation.
- conjugation-3to refuse, reject
“[…] rēgī pācem quam postulābat neque abnuere neque pollicērī […]” — […] he neither refused nor promised the king the peace he was asking for […]
“Dē societāte haud abnuunt barbarī: dē mercēde agitur.” — The barbarians refuse not an alliance: it's all about remuneration.
“Nec tamen abnuerit generō sē iungere tālī.” — Nor will he refuse to join with such a son in law.
- conjugation-3, obsolete, poeticto not admit of
- conjugation-3, rareto decline service
“Ille fessōs abnuentēsque taediō et labōre nunc precandō, nunc castigandō accendit.” — It was he who, now by entreaties, now by chastising, stimulated the soldiers, tired and declining service due to weariness and difficulty.
- conjugation-3to deny
“At quod scinditur et partīs discēdit in ūllās,” — But if something breaks and separates into any parts,
it surely denies having an eternal nature.
“Quī crēdat ista, et Melampodī profectō augurī aurēs lambendō dedisse intellēctum avium sermōnis dracōnes nōn abnuat.” — Anyone who would believe these would also surely not deny that serpents gave Melampus the augur the understanding of bird language by means of licking his ears.
“Ēmeditātīs ad haec illa flētibus quamque sānctissimē poterat adiūrāns cūncta nūmina, tantum scelus abnuēbat.” — With cries devised just for this, swearing by all the gods as solemnly as she could, she denied having committed such a crime.
Formaeabnuō(canonical) · abnuere(infinitive, present) · abnuī(active, perfect) · abnuitum(supine) · abnuō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · abnuis(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · abnuit(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · abnuimus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · abnuitis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · abnuunt(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · abnuēbam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · abnuēbās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · abnuēbat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · abnuēbāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · abnuēbātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · abnuēbant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · abnuam(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · abnuēs(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · abnuet(active, future, indicative, singular, third-person) · abnuēmus(active, first-person, future, indicative, plural)
Fons: Vicitionarium