abnegate
1 synonym for abnegate, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To give up something, such as a right or privilege, often as an act of self-denial.
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Etymology
First recorded in 1657. It may come from Latin abnegō ("to refuse, reject"), made up of ab ("away from") and negō ("to deny"); alternatively, it may be a back-formation from abnegation.
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