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per-nĕgo

2nd PP per-nĕgāre · 3rd PP per-nĕgāvi · 4th PP per-nĕgātum · conj. 1st
To deny altogether; to deny steadily; stoutly; flatly •
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.—
To refuse; decline altogether •
To refuse or decline altogether (postAug.): Catoni populus Romanus praeturam negavit, consulatum pernegavit, Sen. Ben. 5, 17, 2; Mart. 4, 82, 5.
Perseus ID: n35271 Key: pernego