Definitions for abnegator

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ab•ne•gateˈæb nɪˌgeɪt(v.t.)-gat•ed, -gat•ing.

  1. to refuse or deny (rights, comforts, etc.) to oneself; renounce.

  2. to relinquish; give up.

Origin of abnegate:

1650–60; < L abnegātus denied, ptp. of abnegāre. See ab -, negate

ab′ne•ga`tor(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. abnegator(noun)

    one who gives up or relinquishes or renounces something

Wiktionary

  1. abnegator(Noun)

    One who abnegates, denies, or rejects.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Abnegator(noun)

    one who abnegates, denies, or rejects anything


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