ABDICATE
\ˈabdɪkˌe͡ɪt], \ˈabdɪkˌeɪt], \ˈa_b_d_ɪ_k_ˌeɪ_t]\
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To surrender or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; as, to abdicate the throne, the crown, the papacy.
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To reject; to cast off.
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To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.
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To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity.
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To renounce; to relinquish; - said of authority, a trust, duty, right, etc.
By Oddity Software
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To surrender or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; as, to abdicate the throne, the crown, the papacy.
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To reject; to cast off.
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To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.
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To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity.
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To renounce; to relinquish; - said of authority, a trust, duty, right, etc.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
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ABDICATION.
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To give up voluntarily; renounce office, etc.
By James Champlin Fernald
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