abnuo

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ab-nŭo: ŭi, ŭĭtum (hence abnŭĭturus, Sall. Fragm. 1, 37 Kritz), or ūtum, 3, v. a. and n. (abnueo, Enn. ap. Diom. p. 378 P. or Ann. v. 283 Vahl.:
I abnuebunt, id. ib. or Trag. v. 371 id.), lit., to refuse by a nod (cf. Nigid. ap. Gell. 10, 4 fin.); hence, to deny, refuse, to decline doing a thing, to reject.
I Lit.
   A In gen. (syn. recuso; opp. concedo), constr. absol., with the acc., the inf., quin, or de.
   (a)    Absol.: non recuso, non abnuo, Cic. Mil. 36, 100; so Plaut. Capt. 3, 1, 21; id. Truc. prol. 6; Hor. S. 2, 5, 52; Tac. A. 11, 12; id. Agr. 4 al.—
   (b)    With acc. (in Cic. only with general objects, as quid, nihil): cum intellegas, quid quisque concedat, quid abnuat, Cic. Fin. 2, 1, 3: nihil umquam abnuit meo studio voluntas tua, refused, id. Fat. 2, 3; so, aliquid alicui: regi pacem neque abnuere neque pollicere, Sall. J. 47 fin.: alia (opp. probo), id. ib. 83 fin.: abnuere cognomen Bruti, Liv. 1, 56, 8: imperium, id. 3, 66, 3; cf.: imperium auspiciumque, to reject, id. 28, 27, 4: regulae rationem, Quint. 1, 6, 33: omen, Verg. A. 5, 531: aliquem comitem inceptis, Sil. 3, 110. —
   (g)    With inf.: certare abnueo, Enn. l. l.: nec abnuebant melioribus parere, Liv. 22, 13 fin.; so id. 22, 37, 4.—With acc. and inf.: aeternam sibi naturam abnuit esse, Lucr. 3, 641; cf.: abnueret a se commissum esse facinus, Cic. Leg. 1, 14, 40; and: haud equidem abnuo egregium ducem fuisse Alexandrum, Liv. 9, 17, 5; so id. 5, 33, 4; 30, 20, 6; Quint. 5, 8, 3; 6, 2, 11 (opp. concedo); Verg. A. 10, 8 al.; cf. also: manu abnuit quidquam opis in se esse, Liv. 36, 34, 6.—Impers.: nec abnuitur ita fuisse, Liv. 3, 72, 6. —*
   (d)    With quin: non abnuere se quin cuncta mala patefierent, Tac. A. 13, 14.— * (ε) With de: neque illi senatus de ullo negotio abnuere audebat, Sall. J. 84, 3.
   B Esp., abnuens, like the Gr. ἀπειπών, declining service, giving up (very rare): milites fessos itineris magnitudine et jam abnuentes omnia, Sall. J. 68, 3; cf.: fessos abnuentesque taedio et labore, declining the combat, Liv. 27, 49, 3.
II Transf., of abstract subjects, not to admit of, to be unfavorable (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): quod spes abnuit, Tib. 4, 1, 25: quando impetus et subita belli locus abnueret, Tac. H. 5, 13: hoc videretur, nisi abnueret duritia, Plin. 37, 10, 54, § 145.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

abnŭō,⁹ ŭī, ĕre, tr.
1 faire signe pour repousser qqch., faire signe que non : Gell. 10, 4, 4 ; cf. Pl. Capt. 480 ; Truc. 4 || [avec prop. inf.] faire signe que ne... pas : Liv. 36, 34, 6
2 [fig.] a) refuser, aliquid, qqch. : Cic. Fin. 2, 3 ; Liv. 8, 2, 11 ; 30, 16, 9, etc. || [avec inf.] refuser de : Liv. 22, 13, 11 ; 22, 37, 4 ; etc. ; Tac. Ann. 1, 13 ; H. 2, 40, etc. || abs^t] Liv. 4, 13, 12 ; 6, 24, 4 ; Tac. Agr. 4 ; H. 1, 61, etc. || non abnuere quin Tac. Ann. 13, 14, ne pas s’opposer à ce que [ou avec prop. inf. Suet. Cæs. 19 ] || aliquid alicui Cic. Fato 3 ; Sall. J. 47, 4 ; H. 1, 50, refuser qqch. à qqn || alicui de re Sall. J. 84, 3, opposer à qqn un refus sur un point || alicui rei Apul. M. 4, 13 ; 6, 6, renoncer à qqch. ; b) nier, aliquid, qqch. : Liv. 26, 19, 8 || [avec prop. inf.] nier que : Cic. Leg. 1, 40 ; Liv. 10, 18, 7 ; 22, 12, 6 ; 24, 29, 12 ; 30, 20, 6, etc.; Tac. H. 2, 66 || abs^t] Tac. Ann. 4, 17 ; 15, 56 ; H. 4, 41 || [pass. imp.] abnuitur Liv. 3, 72, 7, on nie que.
     arch. abnuont = abnuunt : Pl. Capt. 481 ; Truc. 6 || part. fut., abnuiturus Sall. H. 1, 50.