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- Dictionaryab·di·cate/ˈabdəˌkāt/
verb
- 1. (of a monarch) renounce one's throne: "in 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German emperor" Similar Opposite
- 2. fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty): "she charged he board with abdicating its responsibilities" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of ABDICATE is to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function. How to use abdicate in a sentence. Did you know? Should you abdicate, abrogate, abjure, or just resign? Synonym Discussion of Abdicate.
ABDICATE definition: 1. If a king or queen abdicates, he or she makes a formal statement that he or she no longer wants…. Learn more.
Abdicate definition: to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner. See examples of ABDICATE used in a sentence.
/ˌæbdəˈkeɪt/ /ˈæbdɪkeɪt/ IPA guide. Other forms: abdicated; abdicating; abdicates. Sometimes someone in power might decide to give up that power and step down from his or her position. When they do that, they abdicate their authority, giving up all duties and perks of the job.
1. to give up or renounce (authority, duties, a high office, etc.), esp. in a voluntary, public, or formal manner. v.i. 2. to renounce or relinquish a throne, office, right, power, claim, or responsibility, esp. in a formal manner.
to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, esp. in a formal manner. The aging founder of the firm decided to abdicate. transitive verb. 2. to give up or renounce (authority, duties, an office, etc.), esp. in a voluntary, public, or formal manner.
Definition of abdicate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, esp. in a formal manner. The aging founder of the firm decided to abdicate. transitive verb. 2. to give up or renounce (authority, duties, an office, etc.), esp. in a voluntary, public, or formal manner.
ABDICATE definition: 1. If a king or queen abdicates, they choose to stop being king or queen. 2. to decide not to be…. Learn more.
To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; as, to abdicate the throne, the crown, the papacy; to fail to fulfill responsibility for. [First attested in the mid 17 th century.]
