abdicate
verb
abdicated;
abdicating
Definition of abdicate
: to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
The king was forced to abdicate.
1
: to relinquish (something, such as sovereign power) formally
abdicate a throne
2
: to cast off : discard
abdicate a responsibility
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