abnegate /ˈæb.nɪ.ɡeɪt/ verb2 •To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).All ancient and modern histories of nations abnegate God. — 1875 •To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure. formsabnegated · abnegating · abnegates