Associations to the word «Abnegate»
Wiktionary
ABNEGATE, verb. (transitive) To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience). [First attested in the early 17th century.]
ABNEGATE, verb. (transitive) To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
Dictionary definition
ABNEGATE, verb. Deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits".
ABNEGATE, verb. Surrender (power or a position); "The King abnegated his power to the ministers".
ABNEGATE, verb. Deny or renounce; "They abnegated their gods".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.