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.

abnegations

noun

plural of abnegation

as in refusals

the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired the couple's sudden abnegation of life in the fast lane for work as missionaries stunned everyone

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refusals
renouncements
denials
renunciations
repudiations
self-abnegations
self-denials
surrenders
resignations
relinquishments
self-renunciations

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indulgences
acceptances
embracements
self-indulgences
adoptions
embraces
espousals

单词	abnegations
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 abnegations noun plural of abnegation as in refusals the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired the couple's sudden abnegation of life in the fast lane for work as missionaries stunned everyone Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance refusals renouncements denials renunciations repudiations self-abnegations self-denials surrenders resignations relinquishments self-renunciations Antonyms & Near Antonyms indulgences acceptances embracements self-indulgences adoptions embraces espousals See More
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abnegate

verb

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