# abnegate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈæb.nɪ.ɡeɪt/

## Definitions
1. To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).
2. To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure.

## Etymology
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/abnegate