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abdicate
[ ab-di-keyt ]
verb (used without object)
- to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner:
The aging founder of the firm decided to abdicate.
Synonyms: ,
verb (used with object)
- to give up or renounce (authority, duties, an office, etc.), especially in a voluntary, public, or formal manner:
King Edward VIII of England abdicated the throne in 1936.
Synonyms: ,
abdicate
/ ˈæbdɪˌkeɪt; ˈæbdɪkəbəl; æbˈdɪkətɪv /
verb
- to renounce (a throne, power, responsibility, rights, etc), esp formally
Derived Forms
- abdicative, adjective
- abdicable, adjective
- ˈ徱ˌٴǰ, noun
- ˌ徱ˈپDz, noun
Other yvlogs From
- ·徱·· [ab, -di-k, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- ·徱··پ [ab, -di-key-tiv, -k, uh, -], adjective
- d·tǰ noun
- ԴDz·d·t adjective
- ܲ·d·e adjective
- ܲ·d·iԲ adjective
- ܲ·d·t adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of abdicate1
Example Sentences
Our supine Republican Congress, in fear of alienating Musk and Trump, has abdicated its role in this critical balance, handing over control of the purse strings to Trump and Musk.
The metaphor of a “marketplace of ideas” is routinely trotted out by people like Zuckerberg to defend abdicating responsibility for doing what they can to ensure that freedom and democracy thrive.
But the story that unfolded brought global spotlight on the case, while its complexity put the country's then British rulers in a spot of bother, and eventually forced an Indian king to abdicate.
By quitting that agreement, the U.S. will abdicate any leadership role when it comes to the most consequential issue facing the international community while reducing pressure on China to curb its greenhouse gas emissions.
In April, he announced his position to “leave it to the states,” in essence abdicating a strong stance on abortion access.
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