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abdicateverb to give up (as a position of authority) formallythe revolutionary government forced Nicholas II to abdicate the Russian throne abnegate, cede, relinquish, renounce, resign, step aside (from), step down (from), surrender abjure, demit, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, waiveforsake, give up, hand over, yieldabandon, desert, quit, vacate appropriate, arrogate, assume, claim, confiscateseize, take over, usurp, wrestdefend, guard, protect, safeguard, secure abdicate, renounce, resign mean to give up a position with no possibility of resuming it.abdicate implies a giving up of sovereign power or sometimes an evading of responsibility such as that of a parent.abdicated the throne renounce may replace it but often implies additionally a sacrifice for a greater end.renounced her inheritance by marrying a commoner resign applies to the giving up of an unexpired office or trust.resigned from the board in 1548 |