denegar

/deneˈɣaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
deniego
preterite (yo)
denegué
past participle
denegado

Meaning

  1. to deny

    • Le denegaron el visado.

      They denied him the visa.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

negar

denegar specifically means to formally deny or refuse a request, like denying a visa application; negar is the general word "to deny," like denying an accusation.

desmentir

desmentir means to deny or refute a statement as false, like denying a rumor; denegar means to formally refuse a request.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

desmentir

desmentir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to deny."

Portuguese

negar

negar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to deny."

Practice

1 What does denegar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches denegar?

verb

Last updated