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.
(α).
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.—
(β).
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. —
(γ).
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. —*
(δ).
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.
