abnegate
verb (used with object)
to refuse or deny oneself (some rights, conveniences, etc.); reject; renounce.
had abnegated
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past perfectof abnegate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Thenceforward she was an invalid and an old woman, who had abnegated her will in favor of her daughter's, and asked for nothing better than to be governed as well as cared for.
From Name and Fame A Novel by Adeline Sergeant
