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abnegate (verb):
1 formal : deny, renounce
2 formal : surrender, relinquish
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : There’s no denying that the Latin root negare, meaning “to deny,” has given English some useful words, among them abnegate, which is used in formal settings to mean “to deny or renounce” (with responsibilities typically being the thing denied), and “to surrender or relinquish” (with personal desires or self-interest being the thing surrendered). Abnegate combines negare with the Latin prefix ab-, meaning “from or away.” (The related noun abnegation means “denial” or “self-denial.”) Other negare relations include negative, negate, renegade, and deny.
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