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View synonyms for abnegate
abnegate
[ ab-ni-geyt ]
verb (used with object)
, ab·ne·gat·ed, ab·ne·gat·ing.
- to refuse or deny oneself (some rights, conveniences, etc.); reject; renounce.
- to relinquish; give up.
abnegate
/ ˈæbnɪˌɡeɪt /
verb
- tr to deny to oneself; renounce (privileges, pleasure, etc)
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Derived Forms
- ˌabneˈgation, noun
- ˈabneˌgator, noun
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Other Words From
- abne·gation noun
- abne·gator noun
- un·abne·gated adjective
- un·abne·gating adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of abnegate1
C17: from Latin abnegāre to deny
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Example Sentences
She spurns the doctrine that it is woman's position to abnegate and to immolate herself.
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The quality of Mantchou has thus by degrees become a very costly affair, and many, of consequence, seek altogether to abnegate it.
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In those days the strong made no pretence to protect the weak, or to abnegate their natural power.
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In the vanity typical of the insecure, they abnegate all foreign knowledge.
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The most God-like man is the one who can abnegate without feeling the sacrifice.
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