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abnegate

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ab·ne·gate  (bn-gt)
tr.v. ab·ne·gat·ed, ab·ne·gat·ing, ab·ne·gates
1. To give up (rights or a claim, for example); renounce.
2. To deny (something) to oneself: The minister abnegated the luxuries of life.

[Latin abnegre, abnegt-, to refuse : ab-, away; see ab-1 + negre, to deny; see ne in Indo-European roots.]

abne·gator n.
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Verb1.abnegateabnegate - deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits"
deny, refuse - refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"
curb, hold in, control, moderate, contain, check, hold - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
2.abnegate - surrender (power or a position); "The King abnegated his power to the ministers"
surrender, give up - give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"
3.abnegateabnegate - deny or renounce; "They abnegated their gods"
deny - refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"

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Individuals must be given the opportunity to abnegate their freedom to make choices and, therefore, the individual who possesses that right can only give abnegation.
Counselors must be trained to be proactive in defining their own roles within the institutions so that they are not forced to abnegate important functions such as collaboration in school-family-community partnerships.
Even if one chooses to abnegate the self by choosing the option of obedience to an external rulegiver (saying "thy will be done"), this is still a self-choosing.
 
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