What is the synonym for abdicate?
abdicate, renounce, resign mean to give up a position with no possibility of resuming it. abdicate implies a giving up of sovereign power or sometimes an evading of responsibility such as that of a parent. abdicated the throne. renounce may replace it but often implies additionally a sacrifice for a greater end.
abdicate, renounce, resign mean to give up a position with no possibility of resuming it. abdicate implies a giving up of sovereign power or sometimes an evading of responsibility such as that of a parent. abdicated the throne. renounce may replace it but often implies additionally a sacrifice for a greater end.