abnegates
v. C1 Advanced ab·ne·gates
v. to give up something you want or need, especially to help others. It is a formal way to say you are willing to suffer or sacrifice for a good cause.
v. to renounce or give up something, especially a personal desire or right, for the sake of others or a higher purpose. Often used in religious or philosophical contexts to describe self-denial.
The monk abnegates his personal desires to live a simple life.
Many volunteers abnegate their own time and comfort to provide essential services to the local community.
The philosopher argued that true moral development requires one to abnegate the immediate gratification of the ego in favor of a more universal and rational principle.