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The meaning of the word "Abdicate" in English


Abdicate v. t. : To surrender 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.

Abdicate v. t. : To renounce; to relinquish; -- said of authority, a trust, duty, right, etc.

Abdicate v. t. : To reject; to cast off.

Abdicate v. t. : To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.

Abdicate v. i. : To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity.

Example:
If a reigning Monarch becomes unable to fulfill ANY of their duties, but refuses to Abdicate, what happens?

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Defination from the web:
abdicate from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... synonyms abdicate, renounce, resign mean to give up a position with no possibility of resuming it. ... 

synonyms
  (verb) renounce
  (verb) give up
  (verb) resign
  (verb) vacate


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