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ABDICATE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does abdicate mean?

• ABDICATE (verb)
The verb ABDICATE has 1 sense:

1. give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations

Familiarity information: ABDICATE used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ABDICATE (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

abdicate; renounce

Context example:

The King abdicated when he married a divorcee

Hypernyms (to "abdicate" is one way to...):

give up; renounce; resign; vacate (leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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