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abdicates
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.
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relinquishes
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accedes
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remarries
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usurps
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loses
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cedes
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forsakes
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reclaims
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retires
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flees
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succumbs
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subjugates
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decides
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reverts
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anoints
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overrules
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assumes
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unseats
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ascends
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dies
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venerates
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grovels
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impeaches
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evicts
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misplaces
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revokes
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persuades
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emasculates
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elects
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pretends
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despises
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accepts
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forgets
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resigns
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repudiates
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repents
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heeds
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bequeaths
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adopts
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acquits
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divests
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arrogates
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looses
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jettisons
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marries
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clings
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supplants
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confronts
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falters
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departs
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delegated
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upholds
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unhorsed
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ratifies
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inherits
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learns
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totters
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dithers
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vanishes
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repeals
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fails
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vacillates
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estranges
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indicts
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perishes
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abdicates
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