abnegate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
    deny.
    • She denied herself wine and spirits
  2. verb surrender (power or a position)
    • The King abnegated his power to the ministers
  3. verb deny or renounce
    • They abnegated their gods

WordNet

Ab"ne*gate transitive verb
Etymology
L. abnegatus,p. p. of abnegare; ab + negare to deny. See Deny.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Abnegated; present participle & verbal noun Abnegating
Definitions
  1. To deny and reject; to abjure. Sir E. Sandys. Farrar.

Webster 1913