abnegate

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈæb.nɪ.ɡeɪt/, /ˈæb.ni.ɡeɪt/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈæb.nɪ.ɡeɪt/

Verb

abnegate (abnegates, present participle abnegating; past and past participle abnegated)

1. (transitive) To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience). [First attested in the early 17^th century.]
2. (transitive) To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure. [First attested in the mid 18^th century.]

Related terms

• abnegation
• abnegator
• abnegatory

Translations

• German: entsagen
• Portuguese: abnegar
• Russian: отка́зываться
• Spanish: abnegar

Translations

• Portuguese: abnegar
• Russian: отрека́ться
• Spanish: rechazar

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