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8 letters · 11 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
verb surrender (power or a position)
verb deny or renounce
originFirst attested in 1657. * Perhaps from Latin abnegō (“to refuse, reject”) from ab (“away from”) + negō (“to deny”), * Alternatively, perhaps a back-formation from abnegation.
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