ab·ne·gate (?b?n?-g?t?)tr.v. ab·ne·gat·ed, ab·ne·gat·ing, ab·ne·gates 1. To give up (rights or a claim, for example); renounce.2. To deny (something) to oneself: The minister abnegated the luxuries of life.[Latin abneg?re, abneg?t-, to refuse : ab-, away; see ab-1 + neg?re, to deny; see ne in Indo-European roots.]ab?ne·ga?tor n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.abnegate (?æbn???e?t) vb (tr) to deny to oneself; renounce (privileges, pleasure, etc)[C17: from Latin abneg?re to deny] ?abne?gation n ?abne?gator nCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014ab?ne?gate (?æb n??ge?t) v.t. -gat?ed, -gat?ing. 1. to refuse or deny (rights, comforts, etc.) to oneself; renounce. 2. to relinquish; give up. [1650?60;