Definition of Abdicate

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Abdicate

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.

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

To reject; to cast off.

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

To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity.

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Abdicate Quotations

A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma.
Marlene Dietrich

Politics will eventually be replaced by imagery. The politician will be only too happy to abdicate in favor of his image, because the image will be much more powerful than he could ever be.
Marshall McLuhan

I am so anxious for you not to abdicate and I think the fact that you do is going to put me in the wrong light to the entire world because they will say that I could have prevented it.
Wallis Simpson

But there's no reason why we should abdicate our foundational principles because certain groups don't believe in them. You know, no majority should surrender its deeply held beliefs to those who don't believe in anything.
Pat Robertson

I would never abdicate, nor would I expect any other governor to abdicate, the responsibility to protect the people of my state.
Joe Manchin

Abdicate Translations

abdicate in Dutch is bedanken, neerleggen, afstand doen
abdicate in French is abdiquent, abdiquez, abdiquer, abdiquons
abdicate in German is abdanken, entsagen
abdicate in Italian is abbandonare
abdicate in Latin is abdico
abdicate in Norwegian is frasi seg
abdicate in Spanish is abdicar, expedir

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