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ab·ne·gate

(ăb′nĭ-gāt′)

tr.v. ab·ne·gat·ed, ab·ne·gat·ing, ab·ne·gates

1. To give up (rights or a claim, for example); renounce.

2. To deny (something) to oneself: The minister abnegated the luxuries of life.

[Latin abnegāre, abnegāt-, to refuse : ab-, away; see ab-¹ + negāre, to deny; see ne in Indo-European roots.]

ab′ne·ga′tor n.

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abnegate

(ˈæbnɪˌɡeɪt)

(tr) to deny to oneself; renounce (privileges, pleasure, etc)

[C17: from Latin abnegāre to deny]

ˌabneˈgation n

ˈabneˌgator n

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ab•ne•gate

(ˈæb nɪˌgeɪt)

v.t. -gat•ed, -gat•ing.

1. to refuse or deny (rights, comforts, etc.) to oneself; renounce.

2. to relinquish; give up.

[1650–60; < Latin abnegātus denied, past participle of abnegāre. See ab-, negate]

ab`ne•ga′tion, n.

ab′ne•ga`tor, n.

abnegate

Past participle: abnegated
Gerund: abnegating

Imperative
abnegate
abnegate

Present
I abnegate
you abnegate
he/she/it abnegates
we abnegate
you abnegate
they abnegate

Preterite
I abnegated
you abnegated
he/she/it abnegated
we abnegated
you abnegated
they abnegated

Present Continuous
I am abnegating
you are abnegating
he/she/it is abnegating
we are abnegating
you are abnegating
they are abnegating

Present Perfect
I have abnegated
you have abnegated
he/she/it has abnegated
we have abnegated
you have abnegated
they have abnegated

Past Continuous
I was abnegating
you were abnegating
he/she/it was abnegating
we were abnegating
you were abnegating
they were abnegating

Past Perfect
I had abnegated
you had abnegated
he/she/it had abnegated
we had abnegated
you had abnegated
they had abnegated

Future
I will abnegate
you will abnegate
he/she/it will abnegate
we will abnegate
you will abnegate
they will abnegate

Future Perfect
I will have abnegated
you will have abnegated
he/she/it will have abnegated
we will have abnegated
you will have abnegated
they will have abnegated

Future Continuous
I will be abnegating
you will be abnegating
he/she/it will be abnegating
we will be abnegating
you will be abnegating
they will be abnegating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been abnegating
you have been abnegating
he/she/it has been abnegating
we have been abnegating
you have been abnegating
they have been abnegating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been abnegating
you will have been abnegating
he/she/it will have been abnegating
we will have been abnegating
you will have been abnegating
they will have been abnegating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been abnegating
you had been abnegating
he/she/it had been abnegating
we had been abnegating
you had been abnegating
they had been abnegating

Conditional
I would abnegate
you would abnegate
he/she/it would abnegate
we would abnegate
you would abnegate
they would abnegate

Past Conditional
I would have abnegated
you would have abnegated
he/she/it would have abnegated
we would have abnegated
you would have abnegated
they would have abnegated

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Verb	1.	abnegate - deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits" deny deny, refuse - refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance" curb, hold in, control, moderate, contain, check, hold - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
	2.	abnegate - surrender (power or a position); "The King abnegated his power to the ministers" surrender, give up - give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"
	3.	abnegate - deny or renounce; "They abnegated their gods" deny - refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"

Translations

verneinen

abjurer

abnegare

abnegate

[ˈaebnɪgeɪt] VT (frm) [+ responsibility] → eludir, rehuir; [+ one's religion] → abjurar
to abnegate one's rights → renunciar a sus derechos

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abnegate

vt → entsagen (+dat)

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