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 | ||