abnegating

verb

present participle of abnegate
1
as in relinquishing
to give up (as a position of authority) formally abnegated all claims to the deceased lord's domain

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2
as in renouncing
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to) felt that if the Congress adopted these security measures, it would be abnegating the nation's fundamental commitment to individual rights

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abnegating
  1. relinquishing
  2. renouncing
  3. abdicating
  4. withdrawing
  5. resigning
  6. retracting
  7. denying
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  • America is the ultimate answer to the pogrom, and to the emancipation Europe offered on the condition of relinquishing Jewish ethnic and cultural distinctiveness.
    — Rory Lancman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Giudice survived prison, divorce and years of family warfare without relinquishing her place at the center of New Jersey.
    — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of relinquishing
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  • That starts with renouncing the use of military intervention as a first resort and ending the practice of diplomacy by airstrike.
    — MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In these photographs, the maternal body enters spaces designed around seduction, aspiration, and idealized femininity without renouncing any of them.
    — Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of renouncing
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  • This is what the impeachment process was designed for, to remove public officials abdicating their responsibilities.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • They’d be upset about Article One of the Constitution, the legislative branch abdicating its powers; that is, the people’s power to wage war and to levy tariffs.
    — KEN BURNS, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
Definition of abdicating
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  • The scheme reportedly involved depositing checks from accounts with insufficient funds, then withdrawing the temporarily available money, leaving the banks to absorb the losses once the checks bounced, court records show.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Numerous energy projects end up withdrawing entirely from the process.
    — Ray Fernandez, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of withdrawing
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  • Five months after resigning, Kent is continuing to press his case publicly while taking tentative steps to organize politically.
    — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
  • But despite resigning less than six months ago, Cherfilus-McCormick is running again this year.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of resigning
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  • Vivo and Oppo phones have relied on various gimmicks, like smaller gimbals and pop-out lenses, to improve camera performance, though not to the extent of a physically retracting gimbal.
    — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The remote control has mixed reviews, with this seemingly retracting from its otherwise glowing reviews.
    — Tantse Walter, Space.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of retracting
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  • The former general counsel settled for a $37,500 civil penalty without admitting or denying the allegations.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • His family publicly accused the workers' compensation system of delaying and denying needed care.
    — Ginger Allen, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
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