Meaning Of The Word Abdicate

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What's The Definition Of Abdicate?

abdicate
verb: If a king or queen abdicates, he or she gives up being king or queen.
verb: If you say that someone has abdicated responsibility for something, you disapprove of them because they have refused to accept responsibility for it any longer.

abdicate in American English
to give up formally (a high office, throne, authority, etc.)
intransitive verb: to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, esp. in a formal manner
transitive verb: to give up or renounce (authority, duties, an office, etc.), esp. in a voluntary, public, or formal manner

abdicate in British English
verb: to renounce (a throne, power, responsibility, rights, etc), esp formally

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