abnegate in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for abnegate in the English»French Dictionary

abnegate [Brit ˈabnɪɡeɪt, Am ˈæbnəˌɡeɪt] VB trans

abnegate rights, privileges, pleasures:

abnegate

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They, very often, objectify the female body and abnegate her identity.

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That is why he is worse than "cold-blooded"; he has abnegated his soul, apparently willingly and with unimaginable success.

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He tried to abnegate your present; his was a blatant misogyny.

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Worse, the president has abnegated his constitutional responsibility to provide for the common defense.

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The play asks uncomfortable questions, showing up the liberal conscience in all its flawed dignity, and refusing to abnegate the complexity of political responsibility by giving any easy answers.

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