abnegate
VerbSynonyms:
deny
Open English WordNet
Verb (3)abnegated, abnegating
- deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure“She denied herself wine and spirits”Synonyms: denyMore general control, hold inSimilar deny, refuse
- surrender (power or a position)“The King abnegated his power to the ministers”More general surrender, give up
- deny or renounce“They abnegated their gods”More general deny
Word of the day · Oct 6About this word
spuriousadjective
What does it mean? Question 1 of today’s quiz
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ab′ne·gate (…), transitive verb [past tense & past participle Abnegated; present participle & verbal noun Abnegating.]
Origin: L. abnegatus, p. p. of abnegare; ab + negare to deny. See Deny.
To deny and reject; to abjure. Sir E. Sandys. Farrar.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54