abnegate vs cut someone loose

abnegate

verb
  • To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience). 

  • To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure. 

cut someone loose

verb
  • To let someone go from something, such as a position, relationship, or obligation. 

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