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abdicating
verb
(ab-di-cate)
to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
abdicating
verb
(ab-di-cate)
to relinquish (something, such as sovereign power) formally
abdicating
verb
(ab-di-cate)
to cast off : discard
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abdicating
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