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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.

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[Latin abdicre, abdict-, to disclaim : ab-, away; see ab-¹ + dicre, to proclaim; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

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abdi·ca·ble (-k-bl) adj.

abdi·cation n.

abdi·cator n.

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abdicate [ˈæbdɪˌkeɪt]

vb

to renounce (a throne, power, responsibility, rights, etc.), esp formally

[from the past participle of Latin abdicāre to proclaim away, disclaim]

abdicable  [ˈæbdɪkəb^əl] adj

abdication  n

abdicative  [æbˈdɪkətɪv] adj

abdicator  n

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" renounce 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"

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abdicate

verb

1. 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.

Translations

abdicate [ˈæbdɪkeɪt]

A. VT

1. [+ throne] → abdicar

2. [+ responsibility, right] → renunciar a

B. VI → abdicar (in favour of en, en favor de)

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abdicate [ˈæbdɪkeɪt]

vt

[king, queen, monarch] [+ throne] → abdiquer

to abdicate responsibility for sb/sth → démissionner de ses responsabilités vis-à-vis de qn/qch, démissionner vis-à-vis de qn/qch

vi [king, queen, monarch] → abdiquer

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abdicate

vt → verzichten auf (+acc)

vi (monarch) → abdanken, abdizieren (dated geh); (pope) → zurücktreten

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abdicate [ˈæbdɪkeɪt]

1. vi → abdicare

2. vt (throne) → abdicare a; (responsibility) → rinunciare a

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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 abdikoida abdiquer לְווַתֵּר עַל כֵּס הַמְלוּכָה स्वेच्छा से छोड़ना abdicirati lemond turun tahta afsala sér (völdum) abdicare 退位する 퇴위하다 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 退位

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 luopua abdiquer לְהִתפַּטֵר परित्याग dati ostavku átad menyerahkan segja af sér rinunciare ゆずる (지위 따위를) 양도하다, 포기하다 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(責任或權力等) відмовлятися, скласти повноваження دست بردارہونا từ bỏ 放弃（权力）

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 退位