abdicable

ab·di·cate

 (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.

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[Latin abdicāre, abdicāt-, to disclaim : ab-, away; see ab-¹ + dicāre, to proclaim; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

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ab′di·ca·ble (-kə-bəl) adj.

ab′di·ca′tion n.

ab′di·ca′tor n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

abdicable - capable of being discarded or renounced or relinquished; "abdicable responsibilites" unwanted - not wanted; not needed; "tried to give away unwanted kittens"

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