abdicate

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Pronunciation

/ˈæbdɪkeɪt/(AB-dih-kayt)

Part of speech

verbformal

Chinese

退位；放弃（权力、责任）

Definition

To formally give up power, a throne, or responsibilities.

Word family

  • abdication/ˌæbdɪˈkeɪʃən/(n)退位

Collocations

  • abdicate the throne
  • abdicate responsibility
  • forced to abdicate
  • abdication of duty

Examples

  1. 1.King Edward VIII abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson. (gave up the crown)
  2. 2.By ignoring the issue, the manager abdicated his responsibility. (failed to fulfill duty)

Synonyms

  • resign/rɪˈzaɪn/— step down from a position
  • relinquish/rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/— give up a right or position
  • renounce/rɪˈnaʊns/— formally give up

Etymology

ab- (away) + dicare (to proclaim) — to proclaim stepping away from power