Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To give up (rights or a claim, for example); renounce.
- transitive verb To deny (something) to oneself.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To deny (anything) to one's self; renounce; give up or surrender.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To deny and reject; to abjure.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
- verb deny or renounce
- verb surrender (power or a position)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He was instead enthusiastic about the opportunity to obey and self-abnegate by using it.
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As we call on science to explain, elaborate, and justify issues in civil and personal life, we need to be careful that we don't abnegate our responsibility to monitor the effects of this intervention.
Lennard Davis: Long Live Science! Now Let's Be Careful! 2009
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To say the Church was "forced" into these decisions is to abnegate the importance of free will, which is an essential element of Catholic dogma.
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McCain's "preparation" is the pathetic track record of a moral coward, who will abnegate even the defense of his own dignity to achieve power.
McCain "More Prepared;" All Preperation Gained in Reviled Congress 2008
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Those who wish to exalt or abnegate Sullivan can do so by linking to his website, discussing his work in their blogs, or can visit the beta version of the Ego Machine online and click on either the "plus" or "minus" sign to add or deduct from Sullivan's store of (after) life points.
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As Marx said, faith in God too often becomes a way for people to abnegate our responsibility, deny our power and become passive in the face of a sacrosanct status quo.
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As Marx said, faith in God too often becomes a way for people to abnegate our responsibility, deny our power and become passive in the face of a sacrosanct status quo.
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In it, he informed me that George Grey had accepted my proposal of a once-off payment of $25,200 – on the condition that I would abnegate his word any further claims to alimony and/or other forms of financial maintenance.
The Pursuit of Happiness Douglas Kennedy 2001
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In it, he informed me that George Grey had accepted my proposal of a once-off payment of $25,200 – on the condition that I would abnegate his word any further claims to alimony and/or other forms of financial maintenance.
The Pursuit of Happiness Douglas Kennedy 2001
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With this state of mind, we abnegate ourselves and worship the contents of our experience, adding title after title to his or her name.
The Gelug-Kagyu Tradition of Mahamudra ��� 2 The Preliminary Practices 1997
yarb commented on the word abnegate
Just deelectable mouthfeel.
July 10, 2008
asativum commented on the word abnegate
One of the men in the fiery furnace, no?
July 10, 2008
reesetee commented on the word abnegate
Haha!
July 10, 2008
voxel-ux commented on the word abnegate
This is just a beautiful sounding word.
October 12, 2014