释义
[ ab -di-keyt ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈæb dɪˌkeɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used without object), ab·di·cat·ed, ab·di·cat·ing. to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner: The aging founder of the firm decided to abdicate.
verb (used with object), ab·di·cat·ed, ab·di·cat·ing. to give up or renounce (authority, duties, an office, etc.), especially in a voluntary, public, or formal manner: King Edward VIII of England abdicated the throne in 1936.
Origin of abdicate 1535–45; <Latin abdicātus renounced (past participle of abdicāre ), equivalent to ab- ab- + dicātus proclaimed (dic- (see dictum) + -ātus -ate1 )
SYNONYMS FOR abdicate 1 resign, quit.
2 abandon, repudiate.
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OTHER WORDS FROM abdicate ab·di·ca·ble [ab -di-kuh -buh l], /ˈæb dɪ kə bəl/, adjective ab·di·ca·tive [ab -di-key-tiv, -kuh -], /ˈæb dɪˌkeɪ tɪv, -kə-/, adjective ab·di·ca·tor, noun non·ab·di·ca·tive, adjective un·ab·di·cat·ed, adjective un·ab·di·cat·ing, adjective un·ab·di·ca·tive, adjective
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Words nearby abdicate Abd-el Krim, Abderhalden, Abd-er-Rahman Khan, Abdias, abdicant, abdicate , abdication, abdom., abdomen, abdomin-, abdominal
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Example sentences from the Web for abdicate A palace insider however insisted to the Daily Beast today that the Queen was not about to abdicate .
Could The Queen Abdicate on Christmas Day? | Tom Sykes| December 17, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Juan Carlos is the second European monarch to abdicate in just over a year.
Shock As King Juan Carlos of Spain Abdicates | Tom Sykes| June 2, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Much like the British monarchy, when the current Aga Khan is ready to abdicate his post, he will personally choose a successor.
Model Kendra Spears Engaged to a Shi'a Prince | Misty White Sidell| April 30, 2013| DAILY BEAST
In recent decades it has become the tradition for the monarch to abdicate .
Dutch Queen Abdicates | Tom Sykes| April 30, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Would it not be better to abdicate at once, rather than rule such a people?
Egmont | Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
How ill do I have to be before I can abdicate the perpendicular in the presence of a young man?
Balloons | Elizabeth Bibesco
Perhaps we should not even demand that the words contained in philosophic handbooks should abdicate all pretension to ambiguity.
Decadence and Other Essays on the Culture of Ideas | Remy de Gourmont
The Unionists assembled to force the regent to abdicate , but he firmly refused to do so.
The boldness of Jason intimidated Pelias; he was unwilling to abdicate the crown, yet he feared the resentment of his adversary.
Heathen Mythology | Various
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British Dictionary definitions for abdicate verb to renounce (a throne, power, responsibility, rights, etc), esp formally
Derived forms of abdicate abdicable (ˈæbdɪkəbə l ), adjective abdication , noun abdicative (æbˈdɪkətɪv ), adjective abdicator , noun Word Origin for abdicate C16: from the past participle of Latin abdicāre to proclaim away, disclaim
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