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Another word for abdicate

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abdicate

v.

relinquish, give up, renounce, withdraw; see abandon 1, resign 2.

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Another word for abdicate

verb

To give up a possession, claim, or right:

abandon, cede, demit, forswear, hand over, quitclaim, relinquish, render, renounce, resign, surrender, waive, yield. See keep

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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.
Edward VIII was the only British monarch who voluntarily abdicated the throne.
He abdicated government here, by declaring us out of his protection and waging war against us.
I want to abdicate the responsibility to deal with these acts in the correct manner.

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