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Abdicate

/ˈæb.dɪˌkeɪt/

To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.

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📖 Definitions of "Abdicate"

verb

1
To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.
2
To formally separate oneself from or to divest oneself of.
3
To depose.
4
To reject; to cast off; to discard.

🔄 Synonyms of "Abdicate"

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Word	Definition
renounceverb	(transitive) To give up, resign, surrender.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Abdicate"

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Word	Definition
renounceverb	(transitive) To give up, resign, surrender.
abandonverb	(transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
forsakeverb	(transitive) To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something).
forswearverb	(transitive) To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
relinquishverb	(transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.
forgoverb	To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.
resignverb	(transitive or intransitive) To voluntarily leave (a job or position), in particular a hard-fought position of high status.
quitverb	(transitive) To leave (a place).
waiveverb	(transitive, law) To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forgo.
shirkverb	(transitive) To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
waiververb	(transitive) To waive (to relinquish, to forego).
surrenderverb	(intransitive or reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
forfeitverb	To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance
evadeverb	(transitive) To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.
circumventverb	(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
dispenseverb	To issue, distribute, or give out.
foregoverb	To precede, to go before.
bypassverb	To avoid an obstacle etc, by constructing or using a bypass.
unabdicateverb	(rare) To rescind one's abdication.
abjureverb	(transitive) To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate.