Meaning of abnegate | Babel Free
/ˈæb.nɪ.ɡeɪt/Definitions
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To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience). transitive
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To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure. transitive
Examples
“To compel a state, upon theories of doubtful statutory interpretation, to appear as defendant suitor in its own courts, and to litigate with private parties as to whether it had abnegated its sovereignty of exemption, would be intolerable.”
“All ancient and modern histories of nations abnegate God.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.