abdicate

abdicate

renounce or relinquish, such as a right: He will abdicate the throne to marry a commoner.; resign, quit; abandon; repudiate

Not to be confused with:

abrogate – to abolish or annul by formal means; to repeal; put aside; cancel; revoke; rescind; nullify: to abrogate a law

arrogate – to claim presumptuously; to assume without right: arrogate the right to make decisions; to attribute or assign to another; ascribe

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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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abdicate

(ˈæbdɪˌkeɪt)

vb

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

[C16: from the past participle of Latin abdicāre to proclaim away, disclaim]

abdicable adj

ˌabdiˈcation n

abdicative adj

ˈabdiˌcator n

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ab•di•cate

(ˈæb dɪˌkeɪt)

v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. v.t.

1. to give up or renounce (authority, duties, a high office, etc.), esp. in a voluntary, public, or formal manner.

v.i.

2. to renounce or relinquish a throne, office, right, power, claim, or responsibility, esp. in a formal manner.

[1535–45; < Latin abdicātus, past participle of abdicāre to renounce =ab- ab- + dicāre to indicate, consecrate (see dedicate)]

ab′di•ca•ble (-dɪ kə bəl) adj.

ab`di•ca′tion, n.

ab′di•ca`tive (-ˌkeɪ tɪv, -kə-) adj.

ab′di•ca`tor, n.

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abdicate

- Implies a giving up of sovereign power or the evasion of responsibility (as a parent).

See also related terms for parent.

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abdicate

Past participle: abdicated
Gerund: abdicating

Imperative

abdicate

abdicate

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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.

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abdicate

verb

To give up a possession, claim, or right:

abandon, cede, demit, forswear, hand over, quitclaim, relinquish, render, renounce, resign, surrender, waive, yield.

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Translations

يَتَنَازَل عَن العَرْشيَتَنَازَل عَن المَسْؤُولِيَه، يَتَخَلّى

abdikovatvzdát se

abdicerefrasige sig tronengive fra sigoverlade

abdankenabdizierenverzichten auf

abdicar

abdiquer

abdicirati

afsala sérsegja af sér

abdicareabdicazioneabbandonare

atsisakymasatsisakytiatsižadėti

atteikties

afwijzenontervenweigeren

abdisereavvisefornektefrasi seggi fra seg

abdicar

abdikovať

abdikeraavvisage upp

bırakmaktahttan çekilmek

từ bỏ

放弃退位

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

(ˈӕbdikeit) verb

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 abdicar abdikovat abdanken abdicere; frasige sig tronen 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 aftredenabdisere, si fra seg tronenabdykować ګوښه كيدل، پريښودل 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 renunciar vzdát se verzichten auf overlade; give fra sig εγκαταλείπω, παραδίδωabdicar 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 afstaanoverlate, gi fra seg zrzekać się پريښودل 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）

ˌabdiˈcation noun

abdikering تَنَازُل عَن العَرْش отказване abdicação abdikace; vzdání se der Verzicht abdikation; overladelse; frasigelse παραίτησηabdicación troonist loobumine کناره گیری abdikointi abdicationהתפטרות पदत्याग abdikacija lemondás, leköszönés penyerahan afsölun abdicazione 退位 퇴위, 포기 atsisakymas (sosto) atteikšanās melepaskan afstandabdikasjon ustąpienie ګوښه كيدنه 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

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