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abdicate

[ ab-di-keyt ]
/ Ë?æb dɪˌkeɪt /
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verb (used without object), ab·di·cat·ed, ab·di·cat·ing.
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.
verb (used with object), ab·di·cat·ed, ab·di·cat·ing.
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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Origin of abdicate

1535–45; <Latin abdicÄ?tus renounced (past participle of abdicÄ?re), equivalent to ab-ab- + dicÄ?tus proclaimed (dic- (see dictum) + -Ä?tus-ate1)

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Abd-el Krim, Abderhalden, Abd-er-Rahman Khan, Abdias, abdicant, abdicate, abdication, abdom., abdomen, abdomin-, abdominal
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Words related to abdicate

relinquish, vacate, forgo, step down, renounce, quit, retire, waive, cede, drop, resign, leave, abjure, yield, withdraw, abnegate, abandon, surrender, bail out, leave in the lurch

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British Dictionary definitions for abdicate

abdicate
/ (Ë?æbdɪˌkeɪt) /
verb
to renounce (a throne, power, responsibility, rights, etc), esp formally

Derived forms of abdicate

abdicable (Ë?æbdɪkÉ™bÉ™l), adjectiveabdication, nounabdicative (æbË?dɪkÉ™tɪv), adjectiveabdicator, noun

Word Origin for abdicate

C16: from the past participle of Latin abdicÄ?re to proclaim away, disclaim
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