Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abnegate

/ˈæb.nɪ.ɡeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ab-ne-gate
IPA: /ˈæb.nɪ.ɡeɪt/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).

Transitive verb

verb

To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"To compel a state, upon theories of doubtful statutory interpretation, to appear as defendant suitor in its own courts, and to litigate with private parties as to whether it had abnegated its sovereignty of exemption, would be intolerable."
"All ancient and modern histories of nations abnegate God."

Etymology

First attested in 1657. * Perhaps from Latin abnegō (“to refuse, reject”) from ab (“away from”) + negō (“to deny”), * Alternatively, perhaps a back-formation from abnegation.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₁eǵ-, abnegō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈæb.nɪ.ɡeɪt/
British English: /ˈæb.nɪ.ɡeɪt/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

abnegates (present, singular) abnegating (participle, present) abnegated (participle, past) abnegated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

abnegation abnegator abnegatory

Synonyms

deny

Questions

How do you pronounce abnegate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæb.nɪ.ɡeɪt/.
What does abnegate mean?: To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).
Where does abnegate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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