Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Negá-re, v. a.
1. to deny, to refuse, to gainsay, to say no; 2. to hinder; 3. to contradict; 4. to repent, deny, retract. — il pajuolo in capo,to persist in denying what one has done, however manifest; s. m. Negá-tóre, f. Negá-tríce; adj. Negá-nte.
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