entsagen — meaning in English
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English meaning
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abnegate
verb To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).
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forgo
verb To choose to go without something, even though you could have it.
Senses
entsagen is used for these senses in English:
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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.]
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forgo
To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.
abnegate — full definition
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verb To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).
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verb To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure.
