verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To deny. intransitive, obsolete
2. 2
   To deny; abjure; renounce. obsolete, transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

renounce

Etymology

From Middle English atsaken, ætsaken, from Old English ætsacan (“to deny, disown, abjure, renounce”), equivalent to at- + sake.

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