ontzeggen — meaning in English

English meaning

• abnegate verb To give up something, such as a right or privilege, often as an act of self-denial.
• forbid verb To order someone not to do something; to prohibit.

Senses

ontzeggen is used for these senses in English:

• abnegate (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 (transitive) To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
• forbid (transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.

abnegate — full definition

1. verb To give up something, such as a right or privilege, often as an act of self-denial.
2. verb To let go of something completely, handing it over or giving it up for good.

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