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abdicate

Entry Word:: abdicate
Function:: verb

Text: to give up (as a position of authority) formally<the revolutionary government forced Nicholas II to abdicate the Russian throne>Synonymsabnegate, cede, relinquish, renounce, resign, step down (from), surrenderRelated Wordsabjure, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, waive; forsake, give up, hand over, yield; abandon, desert, quit, vacateNear Antonymsappropriate, arrogate, assume, claim, confiscate; seize, take over, usurp, wrest; defend, guard, protect, safeguard, secure

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