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ABDICATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations

Example:

The King abdicated when he married a divorcee

Synonyms:

abdicate; renounce

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "abdicate" is one way to...):

give up; renounce; resign; vacate (leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

abdicable (capable of being discarded or renounced or relinquished)

abdication (the act of abdicating)

abdication (a formal resignation and renunciation of powers)

abdicator (one who formally relinquishes an office or responsibility)

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