Abdicate synonyms
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To formally give up title to; to abandon (renounce title); to decline recognition of (renounce one’s duty to serve).
To surrender possession of, especially by treaty.
To renounce or surrender (something owned, a right, etc.)
abandon (related)
To leave, as in danger or out of necessity; forsake; desert
resign (related)
To relinquish (a privilege, right, or claim).
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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Demit is defined as to quit or fire.
To decide or declare that one will not or will no longer use or be associated with (something):
(Idiomatic) To relinquish control or possession of something to someone.
To transfer (one's interest in property) without warranty as to the extent of ownership on the part of the seller.
To give or pay (something due or owed)
To give way to pressure or force:
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To cause to leave or return:
To give up (a claim or right, for example) voluntarily; relinquish.
To forego is defined as to go before.
To let be or do without interference.
To quit is to stop doing something, or to formally leave a job.
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To leave (a house, room, etc.) uninhabited or untenanted; give up the occupancy of
claim (antonym)
To demand, ask for, or take as one's own or one's due:
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.
retain (antonym)
To hold or keep in possession
assert (antonym)
To put into action boldly; employ or demonstrate:
challenge (antonym)
Challenge means to stop someone and ask for their identification.
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defy (antonym)
To refuse to submit to or cooperate with:
remain (antonym)
To be left or left over when the rest has been taken away, destroyed, or disposed of in some way
assume (antonym)
Assume means to fulfill the obligations of someone else's position by taking over his job.
keep (related)
To remain in a state or condition; stay:
acquiesce (related)
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capitulate (related)
abdication (related)
Find another word for abdicate. In this page you can discover 37 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for abdicate, like: renounce, cede, relinquish, abandon, give up, resign, defend, demit, forswear, hand over and quitclaim.
