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ab·ne·gate       [ab-ni-geyt] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), -gat·ed, -gat·ing.
1.to refuse or deny oneself (some rights, conveniences, etc.); reject; renounce.
2.to relinquish; give up.
[Origin: 1650–60; < L abnegātus denied (ptp. of abnegāre). See ab-, negate]

—Related forms
ab·ne·ga·tion, noun
ab·ne·ga·tor, noun
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ab·ne·gate       (āb'nĭ-gāt')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   ab·ne·gat·ed, ab·ne·gat·ing, ab·ne·gates
  1. To give up (rights or a claim, for example); renounce.
  2. To deny (something) to oneself: The minister abnegated the luxuries of life.


[Latin abnegāre, abnegāt-, to refuse : ab-, away; see ab-1 + negāre, to deny; see ne in Indo-European roots.]

ab'ne·ga'tor n.
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