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Abnegate

Abnegate Meaning & Definition
Abnegate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Abnegate?

[v] deny or renounce; "They abnegated their gods"
[v] surrender; "The King abnegated his power to the ministers"
[v] deny oneself (something); restrain, esp. from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Abnegate: deny

Related Terms | Find terms related to Abnegate:

See Also | check | contain | control | curb | deny | hold | hold in | moderate | relinquish | surrender

Abnegate In Webster's Dictionary

\Ab"ne*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abnegated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abnegating}.] [L. abnegatus,p. p. of abnegare; ab + negare to deny. See {Deny}.] To deny and reject; to abjure. --Sir E. Sandys. Farrar.

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