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The Latin word "abdicare" meaning "to disown or reject," figuratively. Literally, it means "to proclaim away." "Ab" means "away" and "dicare" means "to proclaim"
abdicate
Resigned,abandoned,dessert
Italian.
etymology
The Latin word "abdicare" meaning "to disown or reject," figuratively. Literally, it means "to proclaim away." "Ab" means "away" and "dicare" means "to proclaim"
abdicate
Abdicate.
the king abdicate the throne
The king is pondering whether he should abdicate the throne.I will abdicate this position because I want to retire.
He chose to abdicate his position as CEO of the company.
King Edward VIII announced today, "I will abdicate."
The CEO decided to abdicate his position,and get a new job
At the end of World War I, Kaiser Wilhelm was forced to abdicate. The king refused to abdicate, and was dethroned and imprisoned by his generals.
To abdicate on an issue means to fail to fulfill or undertake the issue. For example, the government can abdicate on an issue if they do not want to take the responsibility of the issue.
The etymology of etymology is from the greek etumologia which means "true sense of a word"
the prince is planning to abdicate the throne in order to marry his love, who is a commoner