[v] deny or renounce; "They abnegated their gods"
[v] surrender; "The King abnegated his power to the ministers"
[v] deny oneself (something); restrain, esp. from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits"
Misc. Definitions
\Ab"ne*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abnegated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abnegating}.] [L. abnegatus,p. p. of abnegare; ab + negare to deny. See {Deny}.] To deny and reject; to abjure. --Sir E. Sandys. Farrar.