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abnegate.

To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈæb.nɪ.ɡeɪt/US/ˈæb.ni.ɡeɪt/US/ˈæb.nɪ.ɡeɪt/Received-Pronunciation
  1. To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).

    transitive
  2. To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1657. * Perhaps from Latin abnegō (“to refuse, reject”) from ab (“away from”) + negō (“to deny”), * Alternatively, perhaps a back-formation from abnegation.

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