rinnegare

Meaning

1. (transitive) to renounce (a doctrine, faith or ideal)
2. (transitive) to disown
3. (transitive) to deny knowing (a person)
4. (transitive) to deny (a feeling)

Concepts

disavow

abjure

deny

renounce

repudiate

retract

recant

disclaim

disown

reject

resile

abnegate

apostatize

forswear

get angry

loathe

refuse

tergiversate

apostatise

Synonyms

sconfessare

abiurare

apostatare

arrabbiarsi

ripudiare

ritrattare

rinneghi

non riconoscere

smentire

Translations

abjurer

renier

verleugnen

abjurar

désavouer

afzweren

ontkennen

loochenen

verzaken

desavoueren

verloochenen

verwerpen

renunciar

negar

rechazar

Hyphenated as

rin‧ne‧gà‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/rin.neˈɡa.re/

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *renegāre, from Latin negāre. Compare French renier and Spanish renegar.