1. Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
   "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"
   - renounce

Derived forms: abdicated, abdicates, abdicating

See also: abdicable, abdication, abdicator

Type of: give up, renounce, resign, vacate

Encyclopedia: Abdicate

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