abnegate
[ab-ni-geyt]
- to refuse or deny oneself (some rights, conveniences, etc.); reject; renounce.
- to relinquish; give up.
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Origin of abnegate
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In the vanity typical of the insecure, they abnegate all foreign knowledge.
After the RainSam Vaknin
The most God-like man is the one who can abnegate without feeling the sacrifice.
Where Art BeginsHume Nisbet
She spurns the doctrine that it is woman's position to abnegate and to immolate herself.
The SalamanderOwen Johnson
The fact of so little cultivation does not abnegate the existence of industry on the part of the villagers.
The War TrailMayne Reid
In those days the strong made no pretence to protect the weak, or to abnegate their natural power.
Hodge and His MastersRichard Jefferies
abnegate
- (tr) to deny to oneself; renounce (privileges, pleasure, etc)
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Word Origin
C17: from Latin abnegāre to deny
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Word Origin and History for abnegate
v.
1650s, from Latin abnegatus, past participle of abnegare "to refuse, deny" (see abnegation). Related: Abnegated; abnegating.
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