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abnegateverb to give up (as a position of authority) formallyabnegated all claims to the deceased lord's domain abdicate, cede, relinquish, renounce, resign, step aside (from), step down (from), surrender abjure, demit, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, waiveforsake, give up, hand over, yieldabandon, desert, quit, vacate appropriate, arrogate, assume, claim, confiscateseize, take over, usurp, wrestdefend, guard, protect, safeguard, secure to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)felt that if the Congress adopted these security measures, it would be abnegating the nation's fundamental commitment to individual rights abjure, forswear(also foreswear), recant, renege, renounce, repeal, repudiate, retract, take back, unsay, withdraw contradict, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, gainsay, negate, negativeabandon, bolt, forsake, give up, relinquish, spurn, surrendercontrovert, disagree (with), disprove, dispute, rebut, refuteback down, back off, backtrackdisallow, recall, revoke adhere (to) acknowledge, admit, affirm, assert, avow, claim, contend, declare, maintain, proclaim, profess, state, vouch, vowback, confirm, defend, endorse(also indorse), espouse, maintain, support, upholdaccept, adopt, embrace in 1543 |