Italian

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Etymology

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From Late Latin renegāre, from Latin negāre. Compare French renier and Spanish renegar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /rin.neˈɡa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: rin‧ne‧gà‧re

Verb

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rinnegàre (first-person singular present rinnégo or rinnègo[1], first-person singular past historic rinnegài, past participle rinnegàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to renounce (a doctrine, faith or ideal)
  2. to disown
  3. to deny knowing (a person)
    Pietro rinnegò GesùPeter denied Jesus
  4. to deny (a feeling)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ rinnego in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)