competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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ab·ne·gate
 (  b  n  -g  t  )
KEY
TRANSITIVE VERB:
ab·ne·gat·ed
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ab·ne·gat·ing
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ab·ne·gates
- To give up (rights or a claim, for example); renounce.
- To deny (something) to oneself:
The minister abnegated the luxuries of life.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin abnegre
, abnegt-, to refuse : ab-, away ; see
ab-
1 + negre, to deny; see ne in Indo-European roots
OTHER FORMS:
abne·gator
(Noun)
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