Thesaurus / abnegate
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She spurns the doctrine that it is woman's position to abnegate and to immolate herself.
THE SALAMANDEROWEN JOHNSONThe 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 HUCIn those days the strong made no pretence to protect the weak, or to abnegate their natural power.
HODGE AND HIS MASTERSRICHARD JEFFERIESIn the vanity typical of the insecure, they abnegate all foreign knowledge.
AFTER THE RAINSAM VAKNINThe most God-like man is the one who can abnegate without feeling the sacrifice.
WHERE ART BEGINSHUME NISBETThe fact of so little cultivation does not abnegate the existence of industry on the part of the villagers.
THE WAR TRAILMAYNE REIDWORDS 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
- abjure
- abnegate
- abrogate
- annul
- apostatize
- back down
- back off
- back out
- backtrack
- call back
- cancel
- contradict
- countermand
- deny
- dial back
- disavow
- disclaim
- disown
- eat one's words
- forswear
- go back on one's word
- nullify
- recall
- renege
- renounce
- repeal
- repudiate
- rescind
- retract
- revoke
- take back
- unsay
- void
- weasel out
- welsh
- withdraw
- worm out 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
- abnegating
- arguing against
- blowing sky high
- breaking
- burning
- burning down
- canceling
- canceling out
- confuting
- contending
- contradicting
- contravening
- convicting
- countering
- crushing
- debating
- demolishing
- disclaiming
- disconfirming
- dispose of
- disproving
- disputing
- everting
- exploding
- exposing
- gainsaying
- giving the lie to
- giving thumbs down to
- invalidating
- negating
- opposing
- overthrowing
- parrying
- quashing
- rebutting
- replying to
- repudiating
- shooting down
- shooting full of holes
- showing up
- silencing
- squelching
- taking a stand against
- tearing down
- topping
- 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
- abandoned
- abdicated
- abnegated
- back down
- cast
- cast off
- ceded
- cut loose
- deserted
- discarded
- ditched
- dropped
- dropped like hot potato
- dropped out
- dumped
- forbore
- forewent
- forsook
- forswore
- handed over
- kicked
- kissed good-bye
- lay aside
- left
- opted out
- quit
- quit cold turkey
- released
- renounced
- repudiated
- resigned
- retired from
- sacrificed
- shed
- stood down
- surrendered
- swore off
- took the oath
- took the pledge
- vacated
- waived
- withdrew
- yielded
- abandons
- abdicates
- abnegates
- back down
- casts
- casts off
- cedes
- cuts loose
- deserts
- discards
- ditches
- drops
- drops like hot potato
- drops out
- dumps
- forbears
- forgoes
- forsakes
- forswears
- hands over
- kicks
- kisses good-bye
- leaves
- lies aside
- opts out
- quits
- quits cold turkey
- releases
- renounces
- repudiates
- resigns
- retires from
- sacrifices
- sheds
- stands down
- surrenders
- swears off
- takes the oath
- takes the pledge
- vacates
- waives
- withdraws
- yields
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