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abdicate
abdicate
verb
Definition of ABDICATE
to give up (as a position of authority) formally <the revolutionary government forced Nicholas II to abdicate the Russian throne>
Synonyms abnegate, cede, relinquish, renounce, resign, step aside (from), step down (from), surrender
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