отвергнуть

Russian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐtˈvʲerɡnʊtʲ]
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Verb

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отве́ргнуть (otvérgnutʹpf (imperfective отверга́ть)

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

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

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