History
History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
abdicate

to give up a throne, a high office, control or responsibility

give up a right, position, or power

deny

to say that (something) is not true

disagree, renounce, decline

disclaim

to say that one does not own for have a connection with (a person, thing, action etc)

deny

disown

to say that one does not know, that one has not or no longer wishes to have, any connection with (a person or thing)

refuse to acknowledge

recant

to give up (an opinion, a belief) publicly; admit (a statement) was false

take back something said

refute

to prove (a person, statement, opinion etc) to be wrong or mistaken

prove false; discredit

relinquish

to give up (something)

give up, let go

renounce

to declare formally that one will no longer have anything to do with (a person, belief etc)

abandon, reject

starve

(to cause a person, animal) to suffer or die from hunger; to feel very hungry

hold back from doing

ABNEGATE as in Wiktionary
ABNEGATE as in Wikipedia