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All abnegate synonyms

ab·ne·gate
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verb abnegate

  • forbear — to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
  • decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
  • abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
  • refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
  • forgo — to abstain or refrain from; do without.
  • reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
  • renounce — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
  • forswear — to reject or renounce under oath: to forswear an injurious habit.
  • disavow — to disclaim knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for; disown; repudiate: He disavowed the remark that had been attributed to him.
  • deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
  • repudiate — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
  • abjure — If you abjure something such as a belief or way of life, you state publicly that you will give it up or that you reject it.
  • shun — to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
  • give up — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
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