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abdicate

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ab·di·cate  (bd-kt)
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 abdicre, abdict-, to disclaim : ab-, away; see ab-1 + dicre, to proclaim; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

abdi·ca·ble (-k-bl) adj.
abdi·cation n.
abdi·cator n.

abdicate
Verb
[-cating, -cated]
1. to give up the throne formally
2. to give up one's responsibilities [Latin abdicare to disclaim]
abdication n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.abdicate - give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"
resign, 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"

abdicate
verb 1. resign, retire, quit, step down (informal)
Translations
abdicate [ˈæbdɪkeɪt] vt, viabdicar

abdicate [ˈæbdɪkeɪt] vt, viabdiquer

abdicate [ˈæbdɪkeɪt] vtverzichten auf +acc
vi (monarch) → abdanken

abdicate [ˈæbdɪkeɪt] vtabdicare a
viabdicare

abdicate
v abdicate [ˈӕbdikeit]
1 to leave or give up the position and authority of a king or queen The king abdicated (the throne) in favour of his son. abdikeer يَتَنَازَل عَن العَرْش абдикирам abdikovat abdicere; frasige sig tronen abdanken παραιτούμαι βασιλικού αξιώματος abdicar troonist loobuma کناره گیری کردن luopua kruunusta abdiquer לְווַתֵּר עַל כֵּס הַמְלוּכָה स्वेच्छा से छोड़ना abdicirati lemond turun tahta afsala sér (völdum) abdicare 退位する 퇴위하다; 포기하다 atsisakyti (sosto) atteikties (no troņa) turun takhta aftreden abdisere, si fra seg tronen abdykować abdicar a abdica отрекаться abdikovať odreči se prestolu abdicirati abdikera สละราชสมบัติ tahttan çekilmek 退位 зрікатися تخت سےدست بردارہونا thoái vị 退
2 to leave or give up (responsibility, power etc) He abdicated all responsibility for the work to his elder son. oorgegee يَتَنَازَل عَن المَسْؤُولِيَه، يَتَخَلّى отказвам се от vzdát se overlade; give fra sig verzichten auf εγκαταλείπω, παραδίδω (εξουσία, δικαίωμα κτλ.) abdicar (en) loobuma; loovutama از عهدۀ خود برداشتن jättää abdiquer לְהִתפַּטֵר परित्याग dati ostavku átad menyerahkan segja af sér rinunciare ゆずる 양도하다 atsisakyti, atsižadėti atteikties (no tiesībām) menyerahkan afstaan overlate, gi fra seg zrzekać się renunciar a renunţa la слагать полномочия vzdať sa prepustiti odreći se avsäga sig สละอำนาจ bırakmak 放棄(權力) відмовлятися, скласти повноваження دست بردارہونا từ bỏ
n abdiˈcation
abdikering تَنَازُل عَن العَرْش отказване abdikace; vzdání se abdikation; overladelse; frasigelse der Verzicht παραίτηση abdicación troonist loobumine کناره گیری kruunusta luopuminen abdication הִתפַּטרוּת पदत्याग abdikacija lemondás, leköszönés penyerahan afsölun abdicazione 退位 사임, 포기 atsisakymas (sosto) atteikšanās melepaskan afstand abdikasjon ustąpienie abdicação abdicare сложение полномочий abdikácia, odstúpenie odpoved abdikacija abdikation, avsägelse การสละราชสมบัติ; การสละอำนาจ terketme, vazgeçme, tahttan çekilme 退位 відмовлення, зречення دست برداری sự thoái vị; sự từ bỏ 退


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The king and queen who are at present occupying my throne are very old and tottering, and are going to abdicate shortly in my favor.
The Allies defeated Napoleon, entered Paris, forced Napoleon to abdicate, and sent him to the island of Elba, not depriving him of the title of Emperor and showing him every respect, though five years before and one year later they all regarded him as an outlaw and a brigand.
"Royalties may not abdicate," fell as a warning from pretty lips.
 
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