abnegate

verb

ab·ne·gate ˈab-ni-ˌgāt How to pronounce abnegate (audio)

abnegated; abnegating

transitive verb

formal : deny, renounce

abnegated their God

formal : surrender, relinquish

abnegated her powers

abnegator

ˈab-ni-ˌgā-tər How to pronounce abnegate (audio)

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.

abnegates

verb

present tense third-person singular of abnegate

as in abdicates

to give up (as a position of authority) formally abnegated all claims to the deceased lord's domain

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abdicates
relinquishes
resigns
renounces
denies
cedes
steps down (from)
surrenders
hands over
steps aside (from)
abjures
disowns
disavows
waives
vacates
demits
forsakes
gives up
deserts
abandons
disclaims
yields
quits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

assumes
claims
takes over
appropriates
protects
seizes
arrogates
confiscates
defends
usurps
safeguards
guards
secures
wrests

as in withdraws

to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to) felt that if the Congress adopted these security measures, it would be abnegating the nation's fundamental commitment to individual rights

Synonyms & Similar Words

withdraws
retracts
renounces
foreswears
takes back
denies
unsays
contradicts
refutes
abjures
repeals
relinquishes
forswears
abandons
recants
reneges
repudiates
backs down
backs off
disagrees (with)
recalls
gainsays
negates
disavows
disowns
forsakes
disputes
spurns
disproves
gives up
disclaims
controverts
negatives
surrenders
bolts
revokes
disallows
rebuts
backtracks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

adheres (to)
states
claims
maintains
asserts
contends
declares
affirms
admits
acknowledges
maintains
supports
confirms
proclaims
professes
defends
accepts
endorses
backs
vows
adopts
embraces
vouches
avows
indorses
upholds
espouses

单词	abnegates
释义	abnegate verb ab·ne·gate ˈab-ni-ˌgāt abnegated; abnegating transitive verb 1 formal : deny, renounce abnegated their God 2 formal : surrender, relinquish abnegated her powers abnegator ˈab-ni-ˌgā-tər noun formal Did you know? 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. Synonyms abdicate cede relinquish renounce resign step aside (from) step down (from) surrender See all Synonyms & Antonyms 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 abnegates verb present tense third-person singular of abnegate 1 as in abdicates to give up (as a position of authority) formally abnegated all claims to the deceased lord's domain Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance abdicates relinquishes resigns renounces denies cedes steps down (from) surrenders hands over steps aside (from) abjures disowns disavows waives vacates demits forsakes gives up deserts abandons disclaims yields quits Antonyms & Near Antonyms assumes claims takes over appropriates protects seizes arrogates confiscates defends usurps safeguards guards secures wrests See More 2 as in withdraws to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to) felt that if the Congress adopted these security measures, it would be abnegating the nation's fundamental commitment to individual rights Synonyms & Similar Words withdraws retracts renounces foreswears takes back denies unsays contradicts refutes abjures repeals relinquishes forswears abandons recants reneges repudiates backs down backs off disagrees (with) recalls gainsays negates disavows disowns forsakes disputes spurns disproves gives up disclaims controverts negatives surrenders bolts revokes disallows rebuts backtracks Antonyms & Near Antonyms adheres (to) states claims maintains asserts contends declares affirms admits acknowledges maintains supports confirms proclaims professes defends accepts endorses backs vows adopts embraces vouches avows indorses upholds espouses See More
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abnegate

verb

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