rē^-frāgor — Lewis & Short
rē^-frāgor, ātus, 1,
I v. dep. n., a publicists' t. t., to oppose, resist; to thwart, gainsay (one who sues for a thing; opp. suffragor).
I Lit.:
illa lex petitioni tuae refragata est,Cic. Mur. 23, 46:
ne refragari homini amicissimo videar,id. Phil. 11, 9, 20:
alicujus honori (sc. triumpho),Liv. 45, 40:
alicui, ne, etc.,Vell. 2, 40, 6. —
II Transf., to resist, oppose, contest, withstand (not in Cic.;
syn.: repugno, adversor): tacita quaedam cogitatio refragatur his omnibus,Quint. 5, 7, 2:
cui non refragetur ingenium,id. 10, 6, 4:
lactuca refragatur veneri,Plin. 19, 8, 38, § 127:
gloriae suae non refragari,Curt. 9, 5, 21.—Absol.:
si materia non refragetur,Plin. Ep. 2, 5, 5.