abdicate
(verb)
verb
1. give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
- The King abdicated when he married a divorcee
Similar word(s): renounce
Definition categories: social, renounce, resign, vacate
Sentences with abdicate as a verb:
- Note: The word abdicate was held to mean, in the case of James II, to abandon without a formal surrender.