abnegate
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ab·ne·gate
(ăb'nĭ-gāt') 
tr.v., -gat·ed, -gat·ing, -gates.
tr.v., -gat·ed, -gat·ing, -gates.
- To give up (rights or a claim, for example); renounce.
- 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.]
abnegator ab'ne·ga'tor n.Translations:
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Abnegate
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - nægte, give afkald på
Nederlands (Dutch)
zich ontzeggen, afstand doen van (geloof etc.)
Français (French)
v. tr. - répudier, rejeter
Deutsch (German)
v. - leugnen, aufgeben, sich versagen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απαρνούμαι, αποκηρύσσω
Italiano (Italian)
rinnegare, rinunciare a
Português (Portuguese)
v. - negar, renunciar, render-se, abandonar
Русский (Russian)
отрицать; отказываться (от прав)
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - renunciar a, abjurar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avsäga sig, förneka
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
放弃, 克制, 戒禁
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 放棄, 克制, 戒禁
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) ينكر, يتخلى عن
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ויתר על, הקריב
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