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abdicate
abdicaterenounce or relinquish, such as a right: He will abdicate the throne to marry a commoner.; resign, quit; abandon; repudiate
Not to be confused with:abrogate – to abolish or annul by formal means; to repeal; put aside; cancel; revoke; rescind; nullify: to abrogate a lawarrogate – to claim presumptuously; to assume without right: arrogate the right to make decisions; to attribute or assign to another; ascribeab·di·cate A0010700 (ăb′dĭ-kāt′)v. ab·di·cat·ed, ab·di·cat·ing, ab·di·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; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]
ab′di·ca·ble (-kə-bəl) adj.ab′di·ca′tion n.ab′di·ca′tor n.abdicate (ˈæbdɪˌkeɪt) vbto renounce (a throne, power, responsibility, rights, etc), esp formally[C16: from the past participle of Latin abdicāre to proclaim away, disclaim] abdicable adj ˌabdiˈcation n abdicative adj ˈabdiˌcator nab•di•cate (ˈæb dɪˌkeɪt)
v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. v.t. 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. [1535–45; < Latin abdicātus, past participle of abdicāre to renounce =ab- ab- + dicāre to indicate, consecrate (see dedicate)] ab′di•ca•ble (-dɪ kə bəl) adj. ab`di•ca′tion, n. ab′di•ca`tive (-ˌkeɪ tɪv, -kə-) adj. ab′di•ca`tor, n. abdicate - Implies a giving up of sovereign power or the evasion of responsibility (as a parent).See also related terms for parent.abdicate
Past participle: abdicated
Gerund: abdicating
| Imperative |
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| abdicate | | abdicate |
| Present |
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| I abdicate | | you abdicate | | he/she/it abdicates | | we abdicate | | you abdicate | | they abdicate |
| Preterite |
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| I abdicated | | you abdicated | | he/she/it abdicated | | we abdicated | | you abdicated | | they abdicated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am abdicating | | you are abdicating | | he/she/it is abdicating | | we are abdicating | | you are abdicating | | they are abdicating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have abdicated | | you have abdicated | | he/she/it has abdicated | | we have abdicated | | you have abdicated | | they have abdicated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was abdicating | | you were abdicating | | he/she/it was abdicating | | we were abdicating | | you were abdicating | | they were abdicating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had abdicated | | you had abdicated | | he/she/it had abdicated | | we had abdicated | | you had abdicated | | they had abdicated |
| Future |
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| I will abdicate | | you will abdicate | | he/she/it will abdicate | | we will abdicate | | you will abdicate | | they will abdicate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have abdicated | | you will have abdicated | | he/she/it will have abdicated | | we will have abdicated | | you will have abdicated | | they will have abdicated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be abdicating | | you will be abdicating | | he/she/it will be abdicating | | we will be abdicating | | you will be abdicating | | they will be abdicating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been abdicating | | you have been abdicating | | he/she/it has been abdicating | | we have been abdicating | | you have been abdicating | | they have been abdicating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been abdicating | | you will have been abdicating | | he/she/it will have been abdicating | | we will have been abdicating | | you will have been abdicating | | they will have been abdicating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been abdicating | | you had been abdicating | | he/she/it had been abdicating | | we had been abdicating | | you had been abdicating | | they had been abdicating |
| Conditional |
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| I would abdicate | | you would abdicate | | he/she/it would abdicate | | we would abdicate | | you would abdicate | | they would abdicate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have abdicated | | you would have abdicated | | he/she/it would have abdicated | | we would have abdicated | | you would have abdicated | | they would have abdicated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | abdicate - give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"renounceresign, vacate, renounce, give up - leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds" |
abdicateverb1. resign, retire, quit, step down (informal) The last French king abdicated in 1848.2. give up, yield, hand over, surrender, relinquish, renounce, waive, vacate, cede, abjure Edward chose to abdicate the throne, rather than give Mrs Simpson up.3. renounce, give up, abandon, surrender, relinquish, waive, forgo, abnegate Many parents simply abdicate all responsibility for their children.abdicateverbTo give up a possession, claim, or right:abandon, cede, demit, forswear, hand over, quitclaim, relinquish, render, renounce, resign, surrender, waive, yield.Translationsabdicate (ˈӕbdikeit) verb1. to leave or give up the position and authority of a king or queen. The king abdicated (the throne) in favour of his son. 退位 退位2. to leave or give up (responsibility, power etc). He abdicated all responsibility for the work to his elder son. 放棄(責任或權力等) 放弃（权力） ˌabdiˈcation noun 退位 退位EncyclopediaSeeabdicationabdicate
Synonyms for abdicateverb resignSynonyms- resign
- retire
- quit
- step down
verb give upSynonyms- give up
- yield
- hand over
- surrender
- relinquish
- renounce
- waive
- vacate
- cede
- abjure
verb renounceSynonyms- renounce
- give up
- abandon
- surrender
- relinquish
- waive
- forgo
- abnegate
Synonyms for abdicateverb to give up a possession, claim, or rightSynonyms- abandon
- cede
- demit
- forswear
- hand over
- quitclaim
- relinquish
- render
- renounce
- resign
- surrender
- waive
- yield
Synonyms for abdicateverb give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligationsSynonymsRelated Words- resign
- vacate
- renounce
- give up
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