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verb (used with object), ab·ne·gat·ed, ab·ne·gat·ing.
1.
to refuse or deny oneself (some rights, conveniences, etc.); reject; renounce.
2.
to relinquish; give up.
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Abnegate
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| to show to be false or contradict; to misrepresent or to act unworthy according some standard |
| to feel sorrow over or regret bitterly; to wish that something had never taken place |
Example Sentences
- To do otherwise is to abnegate responsibility for the future of our country.
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abnegate
1650s, from L. abnegat-, pp. stem of abnegare "to refuse, deny" (see abnegation).
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