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per-nĕgo , āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.
I. To deny altogether; to deny steadily, stoutly, or flatly: Negas? Ly. Pernego immo, Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 34: “pernegabo atque obdurabo,” id. As. 2, 2, 56: “saepe appellati, pernegaverunt,” Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 41, § 106: “pyxidem traditam pernegaret,” id. Cael. 27, 65; Tib. 1, 6, 8.—
II. To refuse or decline altogether (postAug.): “Catoni populus Romanus praeturam negavit, consulatum pernegavit,” Sen. Ben. 5, 17, 2; Mart. 4, 82, 5.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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