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abnegate
ab·ne·gate
[
ábnə gàyt
]
(
past and past participle
ab·ne·gat·ed
,
present participle
ab·ne·gat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
ab·ne·gates
)
transitive verb
Definition:
renounce something:
to give up or renounce something
(
formal
)
[
Early 17th century. < Latin
abnegat-
, past participle of
abnegare
"refuse, reject" <
negare
"deny"
]
ab·ne·ga·tion
[
àbnə gáysh'n
]
noun
ab·ne·ga·tor
[
ábnə gàytər
]
noun
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ab·ne·ga·tion [ àbnə gáysh'n ] nounab·ne·ga·tor [ ábnə gàytər ] noun
