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abnegate

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ab⋅ne⋅gate

  [ab-ni-geyt]
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–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')   
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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