abnegate

American  

[ab-ni-geyt] / ˈæb nɪˌgeɪt /

verb (used with object)

abnegated, abnegating

1. to refuse or deny oneself (some rights, conveniences, etc.); reject; renounce.

2. to relinquish; give up.

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abnegate British  

/ ˈæbnɪˌɡeɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to deny to oneself; renounce (privileges, pleasure, etc)

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Other Word Forms

• abnegation noun
• abnegator noun
• unabnegated adjective
• unabnegating adjective

Etymology

Origin of abnegate

1650–60; < Latin abnegātus denied (past participle of abnegāre ). See ab-, negate

Example Sentences

It’s not a matter of abnegating rights, O.K.?

From The New Yorker

“It is not the intention of the Myanmar government to apportion blame or to abnegate responsibility. We condemn all human rights violations and unlawful violence.”

From The Guardian

Even having the right blueprint means little if your players abnegate basic responsibility as feebly as Mustafi did.

From The Guardian

It is not the intention of the Myanmar government to apportion blame or to abnegate responsibility.

From The Guardian

Speaking in English, she said: “It is not the intention of the Myanmar government to apportion blame or to abnegate responsibility. We condemn all human rights violations and unlawful violence.”

From Washington Post