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abdicate
verb
(ab-di-cate)
give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
Synonyms:
renounce
,
Examples:
The King abdicated when he married a divorcee.
Words Related to
abdicate
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renounce
,
relinquish
,
shirk
,
abandon
,
resign
,
forsake
,
forego
,
quit
,
forgo
,
surrender
,
forswear
,
dispense
,
forfeit
,
waive
,
evade
,
circumvent
,
bypass
,
waiver
,
cede
,
usurp
,
abrogate
,
arrogate
,
acquiesce
,
overrule
,
capitulate
,
absolve
,
countermand
,
depose
,
renege
,
abjure
,
abolish
,
reassert
,
subjugate
,
abdicant
,
accede
,
entrust
,
meddle
,
assume
,
intervene
,
retire
,
appoint
,
kowtow
,
accept
,
reassume
,
tyrannize
,
micromanage
,
shun
,
vacate
,
genuflect
,
unmake
,
superintend
,
devolve
,
rethink
,
temporize
,
uphold
,
legislate
,
betray
,
disobey
,
delegating
,
conciliate
,
prorogue
,
rusticate
,
jettison
,
inherit
,
succumb
,
withdraw
,
decamp
,
eschew
,
reconsider
,
leave
,
defer
,
scold
,
enthroning
,
bequeath
,
ignore
,
misconceive
,
intercede
,
mismanage
,
anoint
,
misgovern
,
fettered
,
disclaim
,
expel
,
enfeeble
,
disengage
,
civilise
,
disentitle
,
impeaches
,
declare
,
disband
,
cower
,
scandalise
,
fulfill
,
reappoint
,
tyrannise
,
revert
,
deflower
,
trample
,
intrude
,
vested
,
abdicate
Examples by Brain Bank Users
By: Jamie
From:
Words in the News - December 2018
The US senators have abdicated to the president and now hold nothing more than a temporary title.