Home Dee Dee Word of the Day – Feb. 15 – Abnegate Dee Dee Word of the Day – Feb. 15 – Abnegate By Staff mB - February 15, 2012 819 Verb: Abnegate (AB-nih-gayt) Definition: 1. Deny or renounce 2. Surrender or relinquish Sample sentence: The mayor ordered the city’s finance control board to abnegate its powers.