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abdicating Definition


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abdicate
verb abdicated, abdicating
    tr & intr
    1. To give up one's right to (the throne).
    2. To refuse or fail to carry out (one's responsibilities).
      Thesaurus: renounce, surrender, give up, resign, relinquish, forgo, abandon, yield.
Derivative: abdication
noun
    Etymology: 16c: from Latin ab- away + dicare, dicatum to proclaim.



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