Meaning of "abnegate" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ABNEGATE

From Latin abnegāre to deny.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ABNEGATE

abnegate  [ˈæbnɪˌɡeɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABNEGATE

Abnegate is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb abnegate in English.

WHAT DOES ABNEGATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Denial

Denial, in ordinary English usage, is asserting that a statement or allegation is not true. The same word, and also abnegation, is used for a psychological defense mechanism postulated by Sigmund Freud, in which a person is faced with a fact that is too uncomfortable to accept and rejects it instead, insisting that it is not true despite what may be overwhelming evidence. The subject may use: ▪ simple denial: deny the reality of the unpleasant fact altogether ▪ minimisation: admit the fact but deny its seriousness ▪ projection: admit both the fact and seriousness but deny responsibility by blaming somebody or something else. The concept of denial is particularly important to the study of addiction. The theory of denial was first researched seriously by Anna Freud. She classified denial as a mechanism of the immature mind, because it conflicts with the ability to learn from and cope with reality. Where denial occurs in mature minds, it is most often associated with death, dying and rape. More recent research has significantly expanded the scope and utility of the concept.

Definition of abnegate in the English dictionary

The definition of abnegate in the dictionary is to deny to oneself; renounce.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ABNEGATE

PRESENT

Present

I abnegate

you abnegate

he/she/it abnegates

we abnegate

you abnegate

they abnegate

Present continuous

I am abnegating

you are abnegating

he/she/it is abnegating

we are abnegating

you are abnegating

they are abnegating

Present perfect

I have abnegated

you have abnegated

he/she/it has abnegated

we have abnegated

you have abnegated

they have abnegated

Present perfect continuous

I have been abnegating

you have been abnegating

he/she/it has been abnegating

we have been abnegating

you have been abnegating

they have been abnegating

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I abnegated

you abnegated

he/she/it abnegated

we abnegated

you abnegated

they abnegated

Past continuous

I was abnegating

you were abnegating

he/she/it was abnegating

we were abnegating

you were abnegating

they were abnegating

Past perfect

I had abnegated

you had abnegated

he/she/it had abnegated

we had abnegated

you had abnegated

they had abnegated

Past perfect continuous

I had been abnegating

you had been abnegating

he/she/it had been abnegating

we had been abnegating

you had been abnegating

they had been abnegating

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will abnegate

you will abnegate

he/she/it will abnegate

we will abnegate

you will abnegate

they will abnegate

Future continuous

I will be abnegating

you will be abnegating

he/she/it will be abnegating

we will be abnegating

you will be abnegating

they will be abnegating

Future perfect

I will have abnegated

you will have abnegated

he/she/it will have abnegated

we will have abnegated

you will have abnegated

they will have abnegated

Future perfect continuous

I will have been abnegating

you will have been abnegating

he/she/it will have been abnegating

we will have been abnegating

you will have been abnegating

they will have been abnegating

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would abnegate

you would abnegate

he/she/it would abnegate

we would abnegate

you would abnegate

they would abnegate

Conditional continuous

I would be abnegating

you would be abnegating

he/she/it would be abnegating

we would be abnegating

you would be abnegating

they would be abnegating

Conditional perfect

I would have abnegate

you would have abnegate

he/she/it would have abnegate

we would have abnegate

you would have abnegate

they would have abnegate

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been abnegating

you would have been abnegating

he/she/it would have been abnegating

we would have been abnegating

you would have been abnegating

they would have been abnegating

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you abnegate
we let´s abnegate
you abnegate

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to abnegate

Past participle

abnegated

Present Participle

abnegating

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «ABNEGATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «abnegate» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of abnegate

abandon · abdicate · abjure · concede · decline · deny · disallow · eschew · forbear · forgo · forsake · give up · kick · refuse · reject · relinquish · renounce · sacrifice · surrender · yield

TRANSLATION OF ABNEGATE

Find out the translation of abnegate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of abnegate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «abnegate» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 舍弃
• Translator English - Spanish: abnegate
• English: abnegate
• Translator English - Hindi: अस्वीकार करना
• Translator English - Arabic: تخلى تنازل
• Translator English - Russian: abnegate
• Translator English - Portuguese: abnegar
• Translator English - Bengali: পরিত্যাগ করা
• Translator English - French: renoncer à
• Translator English - Malay: Abnegate
• Translator English - German: entsagen
• Translator English - Japanese: abnegate
• Translator English - Korean: abnegate
• Translator English - Javanese: Abnegate
• Translator English - Vietnamese: không nhận
• Translator English - Tamil: விட்டொழி
• Translator English - Marathi: Abnegate
• Translator English - Turkish: yadsımak
• Translator English - Italian: provarsi di
• Translator English - Polish: abnegate
• Translator English - Ukrainian: abnegate
• Translator English - Romanian: abnegate
• Translator English - Greek: αποκηρύσσω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: abnegeren
• Translator English - Swedish: abnegate
• Translator English - Norwegian: abnegate

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABNEGATE»

Discover the use of abnegate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to abnegate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Vocabulary Building for a Masters Degree

The president abnegate responsibility forthe futureof our country. • # Abnegate(v), Abnegated (v), Abnegating (v) = • * To give up(rightor privilege): Surrender, Relinquish. • Synonyms: abdicate, cede, relinquish, renounce, resign, step down,  ...

Idoniboye B. Bagshaw, 2014

Imagine: Life Is A Poem

Abnegate. not. your. true. self. Burlesqued thoughts perpetuate outlandish morals Capricious minds promote uncertainty Chastised we ride chariots of fear In conclusion we concise life shallow Our truth concealed we concede And resign to ...

Cyrus Esmaili, 2007

Ethical Challenges in Genomics Research: A Guide to ...

Abnegate. Responsibility. Under what circumstances will we take on responsibility? And when will we shirk responsibility? Here as in Chap. 7 we will look in some more detail at findings from moral and social psychology. Firstly, we will ...

Paula Boddington, 2012

Words You Should Know In High School: 1000 Essential Words ...

abnegate (AB-ne-gate), verb To renounce something or deny it to yourself, in particular something considered vital or important, such as food in the case of a hunger strike. To give up, as in rights or claims. Stephanie abnegated fried food and ...

Burton Jay Nadler, Jordan Nadler, 2004

Oxford Thesaurus of English

verb he cannot abnegate the responsibility which the choice confers on him: renounce, reject, refuse, abandon, spurn, abdicate, give up, relinquish, abjure, repudiate, forswear, disavow, cast aside, drop, turn one's back on, wash one's hands ...

Maurice Waite, 2009

THE LIFE OF WILLIAM H. SEWARD WITH SELECTIONS FROM HIS WORKS

To come closer to the question : What is this principle of abnegating national authority, on the subject of slavery, in favor of the people 1 Do you abnegate all authority, whatever, in the territories % Not at all ; you abnegate only authority over ...

GEORGE E. BAKER, 1855

Johnson's Dictionary

Ablegate, abMe-gite. ». a. to send abroad on some publick business or employment j to send away. Ableness, a'-bl-nes. s. strength of mind or body. Ablepsy, ab'-lep-se. s. want of sight ; uuadvi- sedness. (from. Abligate, abnegate. v. a. to bind ...

Samuel Johnson, Henry John Todd, John Walker, 1836

Oxford Dictionary of English

origin Middle English: from Latin abnegatio(n-), from the verb abnegare (see ABNEGATE). Abney level /ˈabni/ 7noun Surveying a kind of clinoV- meter consisting of a sighting tube, spirit level, and graduated scale. – origin late 19th cent.

Angus Stevenson, 2010

Soldier's Art

All the same, although the soldier might abnegate thought and action, it has never been suggested that he should abnegate grumbling. There scented no reason why I alone, throughout the armies of the world, should not be allowed to feel ...

Anthony Powell, 2011

Dance To The Music Of Time

All the same, although the soldier might abnegate thought and action, it has never been suggested that he should abnegate grumbling. There seemed no reason why I alone, throughout the armies of the world, should not be allowed to feel ...

Anthony Powell, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABNEGATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term abnegate is used in the context of the following news items.

Caution and Narendra Modi

The BJP wants India to forcefully take all of Kashmir and abnegate all agreements providing special status to Kashmir as a Muslim majority state. The BJP is anti ... «UNC Chapell Hill, Jun 15»

Sports Investing vs. Betting: Fifty Shades of FIFA - Game Fixing …

... a devoted friend and is admired [as a] sports administrator... in addition to being an abnegate protector of the elderly and children in need. «PR Newswire, Jun 15»

Fifa corruption: is Blatter's resignation too late to make a difference?

... has Blatter firmly in its sights, we reckon he didn't strap on that safety parachute and attempt abnegate responsibility in time to save himself. «The Daily Vox, Jun 15»

Guest Opinion: Don't be duped by fast-track trade deal

The framers never meant for Congress to be able to abnegate its enumerated powers to another branch; such a thing is entirely repugnant to ... «The Idaho Statesman, May 15»

Woman fired for failing to take drug test sues Pittsburgh Housing …

I want to see this attorney mount a legal defense of her firing over her doing something illegal to abnegate the test. Good Luck! Like · Reply · 2 ... «Tribune-Review, Apr 15»

State legislation sets standards for rideshare firms like Uber, Lyft

"And this would abnegate that." Milwaukee's checks on prospective taxi and rideshare drivers have turned up a variety of offenses among a ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Mar 15»

Message of amah drama lost on finance chief John Tsang

... enabled the government and private companies to abnegate their responsibility to develop and provide family- and women-friendly policies, ... «South China Morning Post, Mar 15»

A New Low in 'Racism' Accusations

... (still the vast majority of the population) to immediately self-abnegate, in expiation for real or (in most cases) imagined sins of their forbears. «PJ Media, Mar 15»

Obesity must not be treated as a disability

Why should the taxpayer endlessly fund out-of-work benefits to those who abnegate all sense of personal responsibility, refuse help, and ... «Varsity Online, Mar 15»

Will Japan become Asia's next autocracy?

They allow, however, schools in both countries to abnegate all humanity. In America this happens K-12 now through the cutting of arts ... «The Japan Times, Feb 15»