abnegate

Dec. 3rd, 2007 07:39 am
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abnegate - v., to deny or renounce (something), relinquish, give up.


From Latin abnegāre, from ab-, away + negare, to deny. To negate from oneself.

---L.

Date: 2007-12-03 06:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] packbat.livejournal.com
Y'know, I've never seen that used other than with "responsibility".

Date: 2007-12-04 12:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] prettygoodword.livejournal.com
Victorian heroines are renowned for their abnegation.

---L.

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