English verb: abdicate | |||
1. | abdicate (social) give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations | ||
Samples | The King abdicated when he married a divorcee. | ||
Synonyms | renounce | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | give up, renounce, resign, vacate | ||