abjure (v.)early 15c., from Middle French abjurer or directly from Latin abiurare \\\"deny on oath,\...
ablaze (adv.)late 14c., from a \\\"on\\\" (see a- (1)) + blaze (n.)....
ableable: [14] Able and ability both come ultimately from the Latin verb habēre ‘have’ or ‘hold’. Fr...
able-bodied (adj.)1620s; see able + body....
ablutionablution: see lavatoryablution (n.)\\\"ritual washing,\\\" late 14c., from Latin ablutionem...
abnegate (v.)1650s, from Latin abnegatus, past participle of abnegare \\\"to refuse, deny\\\" (see a...
abnegation (n.)late 14c., \\\"a negative assertion,\\\" c. 1500 as \\\"self-denial,\\\" from Latin a...
abnormal (adj.)1835, displaced older abnormous (1742) and rival anormal (1835) under influence of La...