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abdicate
[ab-di-keyt]
verb (used without object)
to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner.
The aging founder of the firm decided to abdicate.
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verb (used with object)
to give up or renounce (authority, duties, an office, etc.), especially in a voluntary, public, or formal manner.
King Edward VIII of England abdicated the throne in 1936.
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abdicate
/ ˈæbdɪˌkeɪt, ˈæbdɪkəbəl, æbˈdɪkətɪv /
verb
to renounce (a throne, power, responsibility, rights, etc), esp formally
Other Word Forms
- abdicable adjective
- abdicative adjective
- abdicator noun
- nonabdicative adjective
- unabdicated adjective
- unabdicating adjective
- unabdicative adjective
- ˈ徱ˌٴǰ noun
- ˌ徱ˈپDz noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of abdicate1
Example Sentences
It may serve his interests by distracting and deflecting but abdicates presidential responsibility.
Newsom took a shot at Johnson during his address, saying the speaker has “completely abdicated” his responsibility for Congress to serve as a check on the White House.
The White House has said the decisions were necessary because the state's leaders have "completely abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens."
In the wake of this violence, California's feckless Democrat leaders have completely abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens.
De Bruyne has made it clear he is not abdicating his throne by his own choice, saying he was surprised not to be offered a new contract by the club.
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