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abnegate

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.

Abnegate means 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

See abnegate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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