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    [Verb]  | "ab*ne*gate" | \ ˈab-ni-ˌgāt \


    1: deny, renounce

    2: surrender, relinquish


    Origin: 1543 ;

     Borrowed from Latin abnegātus, past participle of abnegāre "to refute, decline, deny," from ab- {see: |ab-|ab-} + negāre "to say no, deny" {mat|negate|};

    [Verb]  | "abnegate" 


    1: to give up (as a position of authority) formally;


      * e.g., " ... abnegated all claims to the deceased lord's domain "





    2: to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to);


      * e.g., " ... felt that if the Congress adopted these security measures, it would be abnegating the nation's fundamental commitment to individual rights "



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     [ "abnegate" ]

    1: To give up.

     [ "abnegation" ]

    1: Kind and selfless. Synonyms: stiff, selfless, generous

      * e.g.,  ... "Helping that person was very abnegation of you" 


     [ "abnegation" ]

    2: Antonyms: selfish, unkind

     [ "Abnegation" ]

    1: Train a man to do great cunnilingus. Then leave him, so he can pleasure other women.

      * e.g.,  ... Wow! This Cougar abnegation is a valiant proof of female solidarity 

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