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abdication
Variant of abdicate
transitive verb, intransitive verb abdicated, abdicating
- to give up formally (a high office, throne, authority, etc.)
- to surrender or repudiate (a right, responsibility, etc.)
Related Forms:
- abdication noun
- abdicator noun
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