abnegate
/æbnə,ɡeɪt/
verb
8 letters3 syllables11 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
VERB
1
Deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure.
2
Deny or renounce.
“They abnegated their gods”
3
Surrender (power or a position).
“The King abnegated his power to the ministers”
WORD FORMS
Related formabnegation
Related formabnegator
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinabnegateway
Starts & ends withA … E
Syllablesab · ne · gate
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
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