The difference between Abnegate and Reject
When used as verbs, abnegate means to deny (oneself something), whereas reject means to refuse to accept.
Reject is also noun with the meaning: something that is rejected.
check bellow for the other definitions of Abnegate and Reject
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Abnegate as a verb (transitive):
To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).
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Abnegate as a verb (transitive):
To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure.
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Reject as a verb (transitive):
To refuse to accept.
Examples:
"She even rejected my improved offer."
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Reject as a verb (basketball):
To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
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Reject as a verb:
To refuse a romantic advance.
Examples:
"I've been rejected three times this week."
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Reject as a noun:
Something that is rejected.
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Reject as a noun (derogatory, _, slang):
An unpopular person.
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Reject as a noun (colloquial):
a rejected defective product in a production line