abnegate

Meaning

1. (transitive) To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).
2. (transitive) To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure.

Synonyms

renounce

abjure

deny

give up

disavow

refuse

relinquish

disclaim

disown

abdicate

reject

negate

abandon

recant

decline

drop out

forgo

waive

quit

rebuff

deny oneself

back out

back off

alien

👽

deliver

back down

demise

denial

debar

desert

🏜️

fork out

convey

attorn

abstain

contradict

concede

assign

donate

cede

divest

dispose

capitulate

embargo

extradite

forbid

forego

apostatize

dispense with

fork over

break

Translations

abnegar

abnegare

απαρνούμαι

abnegare

afzweren

abnegeren

abnegar

ontkennen

leugnen

abjurer

renunciar

abrenuntiare

verneinen

verleugnen

abiurare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæb.nɪ.ɡeɪt/

Etymology

First attested in 1657.
* Perhaps from Latin abnegō (“to refuse, reject”) from ab (“away from”) + negō (“to deny”),
* Alternatively, perhaps a back-formation from abnegation.