abnegating

ab·ne·gate (

-g

)

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.

abnegate [ˈæbnɪˌgeɪt]

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

[from Latin abnegāre to deny]

abnegation n

abnegator n

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Verb	1.	abnegate - deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits" deny 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.	abnegate - deny or renounce; "They abnegated their gods" deny - refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"

Translations

abnegate [ˈaebnɪgeɪt] VT (frm) [+ responsibility] → eludir, rehuir; [+ one's religion] → abjurar
to abnegate one's rights → renunciar a sus derechos

abnegate

vt → entsagen (+dat)

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abdicate abjure Abnegator adopt check contain control curb deny disclaim disown give up hold hold in moderate monastic monastical Monastically refuse	As stated above, as recently as 1979, the executive branch adhered to the historical doctrine of abnegating presidential authority to extradite or render persons in the absence of treaty and statutory provisions. The law: "extraordinary rendition" and presidential fiat by Weaver, William G.; Pallitto, Robert M. / Presidential Studies Quarterly In some cases, they will "opt out" choosing not to be fully informed of the project, abnegating their civil rights and allowing investigators to make choices for them. Informing and consenting disadvantaged populations for clinical and ... by Nwigne, Casmir / American Journal of Health Studies Coleman demonstrates that Ellison's counter-aesthetics--his opposition to what he considered the deterministic and abnegating exigencies of protest and social realism--opened an artistic space for subsequent writers who adamantly eschewed the agit-prop literary imperatives championed by Wright. Black Male Fiction and the Legacy of Caliban. (Reviews) by Clark, Keith / African American Review	ablepsia ablepsy Abler Ablet Abligate Abligurition Ablins ablism ablocate abloom ABLS Ablude Abluent Ablush abluted ablution Ablutionary ablutions ablutomania Abluvion ably ABM abn Abnaki abnegate abnegating abnegation Abnegative Abnegator Abnet Abney level Abnodate Abnodation abnormal abnormal psychology abnormalcy abnormalism abnormalist abnormality abnormally Abnormity Abnormous Abo Åbo ABO antibodies ABO blood group system ABO group ABO system aboard abocclusion Abodance	abn ABN AMRO ABN AMRO ABN Amro Bank ABN AMRO Dual Advantage Fund ABN AMRO Financial Services, Inc. ABN AMRO Hypotheken Groep ABN AMRO Lease Holding ABN AMRO Morgans Limited ABN Packaging International ABNA Abnaki Abnaki Abnaki War Abnakis Abnakis ABNAS ABNB ABNC ABNCC ABNCOC ABNCP ABNDASC ABNE abnegate abnegate abnegated abnegated abnegates abnegates abnegating abnegation abnegation abnegations abnegations Abnegative Abnegative abnegator abnegator abnegators abnegators Abnepos Abner Abner Abner Kravitz Abner V. McCall Abner, Herrman and Brock, Inc. ABNERA abnerval abnerval current ABNES Abnet abneural Abney effect Abney law Abney level Abney level Abney levels Abney levels Abney mounting Abney's law

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As stated above, as recently as 1979, the executive branch adhered to the historical doctrine of abnegating presidential authority to extradite or render persons in the absence of treaty and statutory provisions.

The law: "extraordinary rendition" and presidential fiat by Weaver, William G.; Pallitto, Robert M. / Presidential Studies Quarterly

In some cases, they will "opt out" choosing not to be fully informed of the project, abnegating their civil rights and allowing investigators to make choices for them.

Informing and consenting disadvantaged populations for clinical and ... by Nwigne, Casmir / American Journal of Health Studies

Coleman demonstrates that Ellison's counter-aesthetics--his opposition to what he considered the deterministic and abnegating exigencies of protest and social realism--opened an artistic space for subsequent writers who adamantly eschewed the agit-prop literary imperatives championed by Wright.

Black Male Fiction and the Legacy of Caliban. (Reviews) by Clark, Keith / African American Review

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