abnegate

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

abnegate
    v 1: deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from
         indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and
         spirits" [syn: {deny}, {abnegate}]
    2: surrender (power or a position); "The King abnegated his
       power to the ministers"
    3: deny or renounce; "They abnegated their gods"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Abnegate \Ab"ne*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abnegated}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Abnegating}.] [L. abnegatus, p. p. of abnegare; ab +
   negare to deny. See {Deny}.]
   To deny and reject; to abjure. --Sir E. Sandys. Farrar.
   [1913 Webster]

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