abnegates
/ˈæb.nɪ.ˌɡeɪts/
VERB
1. Denying oneself something
Deliberately refusing or giving up something one desires, values, or is entitled to, often for reasons of duty, discipline, sacrifice, or principle.
1.1. Self-denial and personal sacrifice
Giving up personal desires, pleasures, comforts, or interests to fulfill responsibilities, serve others, or pursue a higher purpose.
Synonyms
- denies oneself
- forsakes
- forgoes
- gives up
- renounces
- relinquishes
- sacrifices
Antonyms
- indulges
- gratifies
- satisfies
- pleases oneself
Examples
- Abnegates any personal gain for the sake of the team's success.
- His humility abnegates any desire for public recognition.
- True leadership abnegates selfish impulses in favor of serving others.
Related Words
- self-denial
- self-sacrifice
- abstinence
- self-restraint
- renunciation
- discipline
- austerity
1.2. Giving up rights and privileges
Voluntarily surrendering a right, claim, privilege, convenience, or personal advantage instead of exercising or retaining it.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- claims
- asserts
- assumes
- appropriates
- seizes
- upholds
Examples
- The law abnegates individual liberties in certain exceptional circumstances.
Related Words
- waiver
- entitlement
- privilege
- relinquishment
- renunciation
- concession
- surrender
VERB
2. Relinquishing or surrendering something
Deliberately abandoning, handing over, or surrendering something held, controlled, or previously maintained.
2.1. Surrendering authority or a position
Giving up an official position, governing authority, leadership role, or control over an organization or institution.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- assumes
- appropriates
- seizes
- takes over
- usurps
Related Words
- abdication
- resignation
- leadership
- authority
- sovereignty
- governance
- succession
2.2. Withdrawing or reversing a position
Taking back, retracting, or abandoning a previously expressed statement, commitment, decision, or course of action.
Synonyms
- backs down
- backs off
- backtracks
- recants
- recalls
- reneges
- retracts
- takes back
- unsays
- withdraws
Antonyms
Related Words
- retraction
- withdrawal
- recantation
- reversal
- reneging
- backtracking
- disavowal
2.3. Rejecting or renouncing beliefs
Formally abandoning, denying, or repudiating a belief, principle, conviction, or previously accepted position.
Synonyms
- abjures
- disavows
- forswears
- repudiates
- renounces
- rejects
- forsakes
Antonyms
Examples
- The principle of equality abnegates any form of discrimination.
Related Words
- renunciation
- repudiation
- disavowal
- recantation
- conviction
- ideology
- principle
- belief