ABNEGATE
Dictionary entry overview: What does abnegate mean?
• ABNEGATE (verb)
The verb ABNEGATE has 3 senses:
1. deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
2. surrender
3. deny or renounce
Familiarity information: ABNEGATE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• ABNEGATE (verb)
Meaning:
Deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
abnegate; deny
Context example:
She denied herself wine and spirits
Hypernyms (to "abnegate" is one way to...):
check; contain; control; curb; hold; hold in; moderate (lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Meaning:
Surrender
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Context example:
The King abnegated his power to the ministers
Hypernyms (to "abnegate" is one way to...):
relinquish; surrender (relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Deny or renounce
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
They abnegated their gods
Hypernyms (to "abnegate" is one way to...):
deny (refuse to accept or believe)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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"He who wins the first hand, leaves with only his pants in hand." (Corsican proverb)
