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   abnegate

   /ˈabnɪɡeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. renounce or reject (something desired or valuable): formal "he attempts to abnegate personal responsibility"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin abnegat- ‘renounced’, from the verb abnegare, from ab- ‘away, off’ + negare ‘deny’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. abnegator noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • B

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