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

simple past tense and past participle of abnegate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abnegate

(obsolete, rare): Denying; renouncing; negative

(rare) One who abnegates, denies, or rejects.

A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.

plural of abnegation

present participle of abnegate

plural of abnegator

The denial or invalidation of one's own needs, interests, etc. for the sake of another's; the setting aside of self-interest. / (countable) An act of self-denial.