отвергнуть

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Russian

Etymology

From от- (ot-) +‎ -ве́ргнуть (-vérgnutʹ, to throw), from Proto-Slavic *vьrgnǫti.

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Verb

отве́ргнуть (otvérgnutʹpf (imperfective отверга́ть)

  1. to reject, to repel, to repudiate, to scout (reject with contempt), to waive, to disallow

Usage notes

Formerly, the past passive participle was отве́рженный (otvéržennyj), which now functions only as an adjective.

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