| Definitions of 'abdicate' |
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1. (verb) abdicate, renounce
give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
"The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"
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| Definitions of 'abdicate' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (verb) abdicate
to surrender 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
2. (verb) abdicate
to renounce; to relinquish; -- said of authority, a trust, duty, right, etc
3. (verb) abdicate
to reject; to cast off
4. (verb) abdicate
to disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit
5. (verb) abdicate
to relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity
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