abnego — 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).
• decline verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
• deny verb To state that something is not true.
• forbid verb To order someone not to do something; to prohibit.
• refuse verb To say no to a request, offer, or order.

Senses

abnego is used for these senses in English:

• abnegate (transitive) To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
• decline (transitive) To choose not to do something; refuse, forbear, refrain.
• deny (transitive) To assert that something is not true.
• forbid (transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.
• refuse (transitive) To decline (a request or demand).
• refuse (intransitive) To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.
• turn down (idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny.

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.

decline — full definition

1. verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
2. verb To politely refuse an offer or invitation.
3. noun A gradual decrease or worsening.

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