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abnegate

Dictionary definition · abnegate

verb

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

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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).