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Abdicate synonyms and antonyms

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resign (related)
To relinquish (a privilege, right, or claim).
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renounce
To formally give up title to; to abandon (renounce title); to decline recognition of (renounce one’s duty to serve).
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relinquish
To renounce or surrender (something owned, a right, etc.)
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cede
To surrender possession of, especially by treaty.
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defend (antonym)
(Sports) To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did in the previous edition of that competition.
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abandon (related)
To leave, as in danger or out of necessity; forsake; desert
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forswear
To decide or declare that one will not or will no longer use or be associated with (something):
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step down
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quitclaim
To transfer (one's interest in property) without warranty as to the extent of ownership on the part of the seller.
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surrender
To give up into the power, control, or possession of another; specifically (military) to yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.
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yield
To give way to pressure or force:
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withdraw
To cause to leave or return:
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demit
Demit is defined as to quit or fire.
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hand over
(Idiomatic) To relinquish control or possession of something to someone.
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render
To give or pay (something due or owed)
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waive
To give up (a claim or right, for example) voluntarily; relinquish.
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forego
To forego is defined as to go before.
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leave
To let be or do without interference.
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quit
To quit is to stop doing something, or to formally leave a job.
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retire
(Intransitive) To go to bed; as, he usually retires early.
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vacate
To leave (a house, room, etc.) uninhabited or untenanted; give up the occupancy of
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defy (antonym)
To refuse to submit to or cooperate with:
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remain (antonym)
To be left or left over when the rest has been taken away, destroyed, or disposed of in some way
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assume (antonym)
Assume means to fulfill the obligations of someone else's position by taking over his job.
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usurp (antonym)
To use and assume the coat of arms of another person.
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treasure (antonym)
(Of a person or thing) To consider to be precious.
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keep (related)
To remain in a state or condition; stay:
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acquiesce (related)
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capitulate (related)
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abdication (related)
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claim (antonym)
To demand, ask for, or take as one's own or one's due:
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hold (antonym)
To cause to wait or delay.
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maintain (antonym)
Maintain is defined as to keep in a current state in order to prevent from failing or breaking or to carry on or to support or provide.
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retain (antonym)
To hold or keep in possession
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assert (antonym)
To put into action boldly; employ or demonstrate:
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challenge (antonym)
Challenge means to stop someone and ask for their identification.
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Abdicate Sentence Examples

  • He agreed to abdicate and retire in favor of the next in line for the throne.

  • The King decided to abdicate in favor of his son.

  • Having this advantage, he was able to abdicate in favour of Aristobulus and to retire into private life.

  • I want to abdicate the responsibility to deal with these acts in the correct manner.

  • The Allies defeated Napoleon, entered Paris, forced Napoleon to abdicate, and sent him to the island of Elba, not depriving him of the title of Emperor and showing him every respect, though five years before and one year later they all regarded him as an outlaw and a brigand.

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