deny (one)self

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To deprive oneself of something. I'm denying myself desserts right now, while I'm on this diet.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sylvia	SIL-vee-ə (English), SUYL-vee-ah (Finnish)	English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German
Mechthild	MEKHT-hilt	German
Simeon	SIM-ee-ən (English)	Biblical, Bulgarian, Serbian
Akilah	-	Arabic
Sara	['sa:rə]
Sigiheri	-	Ancient Germanic