Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Abnegate has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
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"
4
To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).
Example Sentences
"She denied herself wine and spirits"
verb
"The King abnegated his power to the ministers"
verb
"They abnegated their gods"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Origin
The word likely comes from the Latin verb abnegō, meaning "to refuse or reject," which combines ab ("away from") and negō ("to deny"). It may also be a back-formation derived from the noun abnegation.