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Verb: abdicate  'ab-du`keyt
  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: abdicating, abdicated, abdicates

See also: abdicable, abdication, abdicator

Type of: give up, renounce, resign, vacate

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