abdicate

(ăb'dĭ-kāt')

v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates.

v.tr.
To relinquish (power or responsibility) formally.

v.intr.
To relinquish formally a high office or responsibility.

[Latin abdicāre, abdicāt-, to disclaim : ab-, away; see ab-¹ + dicāre, to proclaim.]

abdicable ab'di·ca·ble (-kə-bəl) adj.
abdication ab'di·ca'tion n.
abdicator ab'di·ca'tor n.

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verb

To give up a possession, claim, or right: abandon, cede, demit, forswear, hand over, quitclaim, relinquish, render, renounce, resign, surrender, waive, yield. See keep/release.

v

Definition: give up a right, or power, position
Antonyms: assert, assume, challenge, claim, defend, defy, hold, maintain, remain, retain, treasure, usurp

IN BRIEF: To give up power.

The emperor abdicated, and his son came to power.

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For a list of words related to abdicate, see:

• Acts, Powers, Conditions, and Procedures - abdicate: (vb) give up throne or office
• Party Functions and Political Practices - abdicate: (vb) give up office or throne

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See words rhyming with "abdicate."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Abdicate.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - abdicere, frasige sig tronen
v. intr. - abdicere, frasige sig tronen

Nederlands (Dutch)
afstand doen van (de troon)

Français (French)
v. tr. - abdiquer, renoncer à, se démettre de
v. intr. - abdiquer

Deutsch (German)
v. - zurücktreten, abdanken, abtreten, auf den Thron verzichten, verzichten auf, entsagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παραιτούμαι (από θρόνο), αποποιούμαι (δικαίωμα), απεκδύομαι (ευθύνης)

Italiano (Italian)
rinunciare a, abdicare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - abdicar

Русский (Russian)
отрекаться, отказываться, отказаться (от права), отрекаться (от престола)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desheredar, renunciar, dimitir, abdicar
v. intr. - abdicar, renunciar, dimitir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - abdikera, avsäga sig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
正式放弃, 辞, 退, 废, 逊位, 辞职

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 正式放棄, 辭, 退, 廢
v. intr. - 遜位, 辭職

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 포기하다, 버리다
v. intr. - 포기하다, 버리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 退く, 退位する, 放棄する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتنازل أو يتخلى عن المسؤوليات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ויתר על‬
v. intr. - ‮התפטר‬

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