1
as in to relinquish
to give up (as a position of authority) formally
abnegated all claims to the deceased lord's domain
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2
as in to renounce
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
felt that if the Congress adopted these security measures, it would be abnegating the nation's fundamental commitment to individual rights
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Recent Examples of abnegate
Her sins are the sins of loving too much and in too self-abnegating a fashion.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2023
Abnegating this responsibility is going against the will of the people and we were voted in to protect the interests of the people.
—Jan Engoren, Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 July 2017
Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2023
Abnegating this responsibility is going against the will of the people and we were voted in to protect the interests of the people.
—Jan Engoren, Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abnegate
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Menendez resigned from office following his conviction and relinquished his position on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee soon after his September 2023 indictment.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2025
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What To Know Menendez's downfall began in fall 2023 when the charges were announced, leading to his relinquishing his powerful position as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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On June 14, 2024, Putin said Ukraine must also renounce any plans to join NATO.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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While the headlines are filled with stories of companies scaling back or renouncing DEI efforts, more may be following Costco’s playbook.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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He’s abdicated that role to Martinez, at least until the end of the school year, when Martinez will be fired per the earlier action of Johnson’s school board and the terms of Martinez’s employment contract.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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But a rash of executive actions signed by Trump on Monday night raised alarm among Democrats that the U.S. was already abdicating its role to China — withdrawing from the World Health Organization and pausing all U.S. development assistance for three months pending reviews.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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After building pressure, Biden withdrew from the race and quickly endorsed Harris.—
Ed O'Keefe,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2025
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So far, however, the status has been withdrawn only from Venezuelans.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2025
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Marcus Galan has resigned as football coach at San Gabriel. . .—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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Noem resigned as South Dakota governor after the confirmation vote, with her Lieutenant Governor Larry Rhoden officially becoming the Midwestern state's 34th head of government on Saturday.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Share [Findings] The Journal of Pediatric Genetics retracted a study on Islamic beliefs concerning the possible supernatural causes of birth defects on the grounds that the research lacked a scientific basis.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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The big question with this trend is how durable are the internal mechanisms used to retract integrated cables?—
Andrew Liszewski,
The Verge,
22 Jan. 2025
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And the Supreme Court has reaffirmed it in the years since — including in the 1982 case Plyler v. Doe, which held that states cannot deny students a free public education based on their immigration status.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
23 Jan. 2025
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Chris Brown says he is banned from entering Canada Brown confirmed that he was denied entry into Canada based on his criminal history just hours before he was set to perform in the first of two performances in Toronto.—
Alex Heigl,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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The governing body has contradicted itself repeatedly about whether the tests measured testosterone.—
Forbes,
Forbes,
28 Jan. 2025
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Bidding interest aside, a number of legal and tech experts have told CNBC that Trump's executive order to delay the TikTok ban contradicts the Supreme Court's earlier ruling to uphold the PAFACA and could face legal opposition.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Abnegate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abnegate. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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