abnegate

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verb

1. deny oneself (something);
restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
- She denied herself wine and spirits
• Syn:
deny
• Derivationally related forms:
abnegation, denier (for: deny), denial (for: deny)
• Hypernyms:
control, hold in, hold, contain, check,
curb, moderate
• Verb Group:
deny, refuse
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody something
2. surrender (power or a position)
- The King abnegated his power to the ministers
• Derivationally related forms:
abnegator
• Hypernyms:
surrender, give up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
3. deny or renounce
- They abnegated their gods
• Derivationally related forms:
abnegation, abnegator
• Hypernyms:
deny
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody