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Definition of Abdicate
1. Verb. Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations. "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"
Generic synonyms: Give Up, Renounce, Resign, Vacate
Derivative terms: Abdicable, Abdication, Abdication, Abdicator, Renouncement, Renunciation, Renunciation
Definition of Abdicate
1. v. t. To surrender or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; as, to abdicate the throne, the crown, the papacy.
2. v. i. To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity.
Definition of Abdicate
1. Verb. (transitive) To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; as, to ''abdicate'' the throne, the crown, the papacy. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To formally separate oneself from or to divest oneself of. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To reject; to cast off. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive legal) To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit. ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity; to renounce sovereignty. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Abdicate
1. to give up formally [v -CATED, -CATING, -CATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abdicate
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