English Grammar - Synonyms and Antonyms

English Grammar
English Grammar - Synonyms and Antonyms

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word: ABNEGATE


Options:

  1. Demand
  2. Accept
  3. Renounce
  4. Support

Right Answer: Renounce

The verb 'abnegate' comes from the Latin 'abnegare', meaning to refuse or deny. In modern English it means to renounce or surrender something voluntarily, particularly a right, a claim, a belief or a personal comfort. A monk who abnegates worldly pleasures gives them up deliberately. Among the given options, 'renounce' expresses exactly this act of formally giving something up, so it is the correct synonym. The remaining choices point in the opposite direction: 'demand' means to claim forcefully, while 'accept' and 'support' both indicate embracing rather than surrendering. Hence the correct answer is Renounce.

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