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Latin
Etymology
From re- + *nuō.
Pronunciation
Verb
renuō (present infinitive renuere, perfect active renuī); third conjugation, no supine stem
- to nod the head backwards (as a sign of refusal)
- to deny, oppose, disapprove, reject, decline, refuse
- Synonyms: abnuō, negō, dēnegō, recūsō
- Antonyms: aiō, adnuō
405 CE,
Jerome,
Vulgate Proverbs.1.24:
- quia vocāvī, et renuistis; extendī manum meam, et nōn fuit quī aspiceret
- Because I called, and you refused: I stretched out my hand, and there was none that regarded. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.; 1752 CE)
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References
- “renuo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “renuo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- renuo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.