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.

abnegated

verb

past tense of abnegate

as in resigned

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

resigned
relinquished
abdicated
renounced
stepped aside (from)
ceded
denied
stepped down (from)
surrendered
handed over
abandoned
waived
vacated
disowned
disavowed
abjured
gave up
disclaimed
deserted
forsook
demitted
yielded
quitted
quit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

assumed
appropriated
claimed
took over
confiscated
protected
secured
seized
usurped
defended
arrogated
guarded
safeguarded
wrested

as in retracted

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

retracted
renounced
withdrew
took back
denied
contradicted
abandoned
relinquished
refuted
repealed
abjured
recanted
unsaid
repudiated
reneged
backed off
forswore
backed down
foreswore
disagreed (with)
disowned
disavowed
recalled
negated
spurned
disclaimed
gave up
disproved
forsook
rebutted
surrendered
gainsaid
revoked
disputed
bolted
controverted
disallowed
backtracked
negatived

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

adhered (to)
maintained
stated
declared
admitted
affirmed
acknowledged
claimed
asserted
maintained
proclaimed
confirmed
contended
supported
professed
adopted
upheld
accepted
defended
endorsed
backed
vowed
avowed
embraced
vouched
indorsed
espoused

单词	abnegated
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 abnegated verb past tense of abnegate 1 as in resigned to give up (as a position of authority) formally abnegated all claims to the deceased lord's domain Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance resigned relinquished abdicated renounced stepped aside (from) ceded denied stepped down (from) surrendered handed over abandoned waived vacated disowned disavowed abjured gave up disclaimed deserted forsook demitted yielded quitted quit Antonyms & Near Antonyms assumed appropriated claimed took over confiscated protected secured seized usurped defended arrogated guarded safeguarded wrested See More 2 as in retracted 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 retracted renounced withdrew took back denied contradicted abandoned relinquished refuted repealed abjured recanted unsaid repudiated reneged backed off forswore backed down foreswore disagreed (with) disowned disavowed recalled negated spurned disclaimed gave up disproved forsook rebutted surrendered gainsaid revoked disputed bolted controverted disallowed backtracked negatived Antonyms & Near Antonyms adhered (to) maintained stated declared admitted affirmed acknowledged claimed asserted maintained proclaimed confirmed contended supported professed adopted upheld accepted defended endorsed backed vowed avowed embraced vouched indorsed espoused See More
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abnegate

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