See also: Negar, négar, and ñegar

Aragonese

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negar

  1. (transitive) to deny

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Asturian

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Etymology

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From Latin negāre, present active infinitive of negō.

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negar (first-person singular indicative present nego, past participle negáu)

  1. to deny
  2. (reflexive) to refuse

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Basque

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Noun

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negar

  1. weeping

Bikol Central

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish negar (to deny).

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  • Hyphenation: ne‧gar
  • IPA(key): /neˈɡaɾ/ [n̪eˈɡaɾ]

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negar

  1. to deny
    Synonyms: dehar, rirong

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Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Catalan negar, from Latin negāre (refuse).

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negar (first-person singular present nego, first-person singular preterite neguí, past participle negat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. to deny (not allow)
  2. to deny (assert that something is not true)
  3. to refuse
    Synonym: refusar
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old Catalan negar, from Latin necāre (murder), which specialized to the sense of 'drown' in Romance. Cognate with French noyer.

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negar (first-person singular present nego, first-person singular preterite neguí, past participle negat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to drown
  2. (transitive, reflexive) to flood
    Synonym: inundar
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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese negar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin negāre, present active infinitive of negō.

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negar (first-person singular present nego, first-person singular preterite neguei, past participle negado)

  1. to deny
  2. to withhold; to deprive

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Lombard

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Etymology 1

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From Vulgar Latin *adnecāre, present active infinitive of *adnecō (I drown), derived from necō (I kill). Compare Spanish anegar, Romanian îneca, French noyer.

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  • Western IPA(key): /(a)neˈɡa/
  • Eastern IPA(key): /(a)neˈɡa(ɾ)/

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negar

  1. (transitive) to drown

Etymology 2

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From Latin negāre, present active infinitive of negō (I deny).

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negar

  1. (transitive) to deny, to not allow

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese negar, from Latin negāre.

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /nɨˈɡaɾ/ [nɨˈɣaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /nɨˈɡa.ɾi/ [nɨˈɣa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: ne‧gar

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negar (first-person singular present nego, first-person singular preterite neguei, past participle negado)

  1. to deny
    1. to disallow, to prohibit (to not allow)
      Synonyms: proibir, recusar
      Antonyms: autorizar, consentir, deixar, permitir
    2. to assert that something is not true
      Synonyms: desdizer, desmentir
      Antonyms: afirmar, confirmar
  2. (reflexive) to refuse
  3. to contest (call into question)
    Synonym: contestar
    Antonym: aceitar
  4. (card games) to refuse to let go of a card

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin negāre.

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  • IPA(key): /neˈɡaɾ/ [neˈɣ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ne‧gar

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negar (first-person singular present niego, first-person singular preterite negué, past participle negado)

  1. to deny
  2. (reflexive, with a when followed by an infinitive) to refuse
    Me niego a creer que él dijera eso.
    I refuse to believe [that] he said that.

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