abnegate
v. waive or surrender rights or privileges; abstain, refrain, deny oneself | ||||
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Abnegating Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Abnegating
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Abnegate
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Abnegate
| WordNet 2.0 |
abnegate
Verb
1. deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits"
(synonym) deny
(hypernym) control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
(verb-group) deny, refuse
(derivation) abnegation, self-abnegation, denial, self-denial, self-renunciation
2. surrender; "The King abnegated his power to the ministers"
(hypernym) surrender, relinquish
(derivation) abnegator
3. deny or renounce; "They abnegated their gods"
(hypernym) deny
(derivation) abnegation
Verb
1. deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits"
(synonym) deny
(hypernym) control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
(verb-group) deny, refuse
(derivation) abnegation, self-abnegation, denial, self-denial, self-renunciation
2. surrender; "The King abnegated his power to the ministers"
(hypernym) surrender, relinquish
(derivation) abnegator
3. deny or renounce; "They abnegated their gods"
(hypernym) deny
(derivation) abnegation
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