Associations to the word «Abnegate»
Wiktionary
ABNEGATE, verb. (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, verb. (transitive) To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
Dictionary definition
ABNEGATE, verb. Deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits".
ABNEGATE, verb. Surrender (power or a position); "The King abnegated his power to the ministers".
ABNEGATE, verb. Deny or renounce; "They abnegated their gods".
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.