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abnegate

verb

ab·​ne·​gate ˈab-ni-ˌgāt How to pronounce abnegate (audio)
abnegated; abnegating

transitive verb

1
formal : deny, renounce
abnegated their God
2
formal : surrender, relinquish
abnegated her powers
abnegator noun formal

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Abnegate Has Latin Roots

There's no denying that the Latin root negāre has given English some useful words. That verb, which means "to deny," is the source of the noun abnegation, a synonym of denial. In time, people concluded that if there was a noun abnegation, there ought to be a related verb abnegate, and so they created one by a process called back-formation (that's the process of trimming an affix off a long word to make a shorter one). Other English offspring of negāre are deny, negate, and renegade.

Example Sentences

abnegated all claims to the deceased lord's domain felt that if the Congress adopted these security measures, it would be abnegating the nation's fundamental commitment to individual rights
Recent Examples on the Web Abnegating this responsibility is going against the will of the people and we were voted in to protect the interests of the people. Jan Engoren, Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 July 2017

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin abnegātus, past participle of abnegāre "to refute, decline, deny," from ab- ab- + negāre "to say no, deny" — more at negate

First Known Use

1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of abnegate was in 1543
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