abnegate

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1657. Perhaps from Latin abnegō (“to refuse, reject”) from ab (“away from”) + negō (“to deny”), Alternatively, perhaps a back-formation from abnegation. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.nɪ.ɡeɪt/, /ˈæb.ni.ɡeɪt/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæb.nɪ.ɡeɪt/ === Verb === abnegate (third-person singular simple present abnegates, present participle abnegating, simple past and past participle abnegated) (transitive) To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience). [First attested in the early 17th century.] (transitive) To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure. [First attested in the mid 18th century.] ==== Related terms ==== abnegation abnegator abnegatory ==== Translations ==== === References === == Latin == === Verb === abnegāte second-person plural present active imperative of abnegō == Spanish == === Verb === abnegate second-person singular voseo imperative of abnegar combined with te