Abnegate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abnegate \Ab"ne*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abnegated}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Abnegating}.] [L. abnegatus, p. p. of abnegare; ab +
     negare to deny. See {Deny}.]
     To deny and reject; to abjure. --Sir E. Sandys. Farrar.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  abnegate
       v 1: deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from
            indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and
            spirits" [syn: {deny}]
       2: surrender; "The King abnegated his power to the ministers"
       3: deny or renounce; "They abnegated their gods"