denegate

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verb

To deny, refuse or contradict.

OriginLatin dēnegātus →
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Meanings

verbdenegate (third-person singular simple present denegates, present participle denegating, simple past and past participle denegated)

present singular third person denegates · participle present denegating · participle past denegated · past denegated

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo deny, refuse or contradict.

Origin

  1. Latindēnegātus
  2. Englishdenegate

Borrowed from Latin dēnegātus, perfect passive participle of dēnegō (“to deny”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + negō (“to say no”). Doublet of deny.

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APA

denegate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denegate

MLA

“denegate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denegate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “denegate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denegate.

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