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Abnegate means to release or to let go.
(verb)An example of abnegate is when a fisherman throws a fish back in the water after catching it.
The definition of abnegate is to not allow yourself something.
(verb)An example of the abnegate is when someone gives something up for Lent.
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See abnegate in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb abnegated, abnegating
to give up (rights, claims, etc.); renounce
Origin: < L abnegatus, pp. of abnegare < ab-, away, from + negare, to deny: see negation
Related Forms:
- abnegator noun
See abnegate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb ab·ne·gat·ed, ab·ne·gat·ing, ab·ne·gates
- To give up (rights or a claim, for example); renounce.
- To deny (something) to oneself: The minister abnegated the luxuries of life.
Origin:
Origin: Latin abnegāre, abnegāt-, to refuse
Origin: : ab-, away; see ab-1
Origin: + negāre, to deny; see ne in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- abˈne·gaˌtor noun
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