abdicate
11abdicate — verb /ˈæbdɪkeɪt/ a) To surrender, renounce 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. Note: The word abdicate was… …
12abdicate — verb Abdicate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑king, ↑queen Abdicate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑responsibility, ↑right, ↑throne …
13abdicate — v. (D; intr.) to abdicate from (the king has abdicated from the throne) USAGE NOTE: One can also say the king has abdicated the throne; most frequently, one simply says: the king has abdicated. * * * [ æbdɪkeɪt] (D; intr.) to abdicate from (USAGE …
14abdicate — ab|di|cate [ˈæbdıkeıt] v [I and T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of abdicare, from ab away, off + dicare to say publicly ] 1.) to give up the position of being king or queen ▪ King Alfonso XIII abdicated in favour of his… …
15abdicate — ab|di|cate [ æbdı,keıt ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive if a king or queen abdicates, he or she formally gives up power 2. ) transitive FORMAL to stop accepting a particular responsibility or obligation that you have: abdicate (your)… …
16abdicate — abdicable /ab di keuh beuhl/, adj. abdicative /ab di kay tiv, keuh /, adj. abdicator, n. /ab di kayt /, v., abdicated, abdicating. v.i. 1. to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, esp. in a formal… …
17Abdicate — To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach. If you drink 24 beers a day you must be prepared to abdicate seeing your toes again …
18Abdicate — To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach. If you drink 24 beers a day you must be prepared to abdicate seeing your toes again …
19abdicate — [[t]æ̱bdɪkeɪt[/t]] abdicates, abdicating, abdicated 1) VERB If a king or queen abdicates, he or she gives up being king or queen. The last French king was Louis Philippe, who abdicated in 1848. [Also V n] Derived words: abdication… …
20abdicate — verb (I, T) 1 to give up the position of being king or queen 2 abdicate responsibility formal to refuse to accept responsibility for something any longer abdication noun (C, U) …
