ontzeggen — meaning in English

English meaning

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

Related Dutch words