Thesaurus / abnegate
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
She spurns the doctrine that it is woman's position to abnegate and to immolate herself.
THE SALAMANDEROWEN JOHNSON
The quality of Mantchou has thus by degrees become a very costly affair, and many, of consequence, seek altogether to abnegate it.
TRAVELS IN TARTARY, THIBET, AND CHINAEVARISTE REGIS HUC
In those days the strong made no pretence to protect the weak, or to abnegate their natural power.
HODGE AND HIS MASTERSRICHARD JEFFERIES
In the vanity typical of the insecure, they abnegate all foreign knowledge.
AFTER THE RAINSAM VAKNIN
The most God-like man is the one who can abnegate without feeling the sacrifice.
WHERE ART BEGINSHUME NISBET
The fact of so little cultivation does not abnegate the existence of industry on the part of the villagers.
THE WAR TRAILMAYNE REID
WORDS RELATED TO ABNEGATE
- abandon
- abjure
- abnegate
- belittle
- contradict
- contravene
- criticize
- decline
- deprecate
- disacknowledge
- disaffirm
- disallow
- disavow
- discard
- disown
- disparage
- divorce oneself from
- forswear
- gainsay
- minimize
- negate
- recant
- refuse
- reject
- renounce
- repudiate
- retract
- revoke
- spurn
- traverse
- turn back on
- wash hands of
- abnegate
- argue against
- blow sky high
- break
- burn
- burn down
- cancel
- cancel out
- confute
- contend
- contradict
- contravene
- convict
- counter
- crush
- debate
- demolish
- disclaim
- disconfirm
- dispose of
- disprove
- dispute
- evert
- explode
- expose
- gainsay
- give the lie to
- give thumbs down to
- invalidate
- negate
- oppose
- overthrow
- parry
- quash
- rebut
- reply to
- repudiate
- shoot down
- shoot full of holes
- show up
- silence
- squelch
- take a stand against
- tear down
- top
- abnegate
- argue against
- blow sky high
- break
- burn
- burn down
- cancel
- cancel out
- confute
- contend
- contradict
- contravene
- convict
- counter
- crush
- debate
- demolish
- disclaim
- disconfirm
- dispose of
- disprove
- dispute
- evert
- explode
- expose
- gainsay
- give the lie to
- give thumbs down to
- invalidate
- negate
- oppose
- overthrow
- parry
- quash
- rebut
- reply to
- repudiate
- shoot down
- shoot full of holes
- show up
- silence
- squelch
- take a stand against
- tear down
- top
- abandon
- abdicate
- abnegate
- back down
- cast
- cast off
- cede
- cut loose
- desert
- discard
- ditch
- drop
- drop like hot potato
- drop out
- dump
- forbear
- forgo
- forsake
- forswear
- hand over
- kick
- kiss good-bye
- lay aside
- leave
- opt out
- quit
- quit cold turkey
- release
- renounce
- repudiate
- resign
- retire from
- sacrifice
- shed
- stand down
- surrender
- swear off
- take the oath
- take the pledge
- vacate
- waive
- withdraw
- yield
- abandon
- abdicate
- abnegate
- back down
- cast
- cast off
- cede
- cut loose
- desert
- discard
- ditch
- drop
- drop like hot potato
- drop out
- dump
- forbear
- forgo
- forsake
- forswear
- hand over
- kick
- kiss good-bye
- lay aside
- leave
- opt out
- quit
- quit cold turkey
- release
- renounce
- repudiate
- resign
- retire from
- sacrifice
- shed
- stand down
- surrender
- swear off
- take the oath
- take the pledge
- vacate
- waive
- withdraw
- yield
- abandon
- abdicate
- abnegate
- back down
- cast
- cast off
- cede
- cut loose
- desert
- discard
- ditch
- drop
- drop like hot potato
- drop out
- dump
- forbear
- forgo
- forsake
- forswear
- hand over
- kick
- kiss good-bye
- lay aside
- leave
- opt out
- quit
- quit cold turkey
- release
- renounce
- repudiate
- resign
- retire from
- sacrifice
- shed
- stand down
- surrender
- swear off
- take the oath
- take the pledge
- vacate
- waive
- withdraw
- yield
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