v. Function: verb
1 to part formally or definitely with a position of honor or power FF1C; the king abdicated the throne in order to marry a commoner FF1E;
Synonyms: demit, renounce, resign; compare RELINQUISH
Related Words: abandon, leave, relinquish, surrender; drop; withdraw
Contrasted Words: appropriate, arrogate, confiscate; grab, seize, take over, wrest
Antonyms: assume, usurp
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Synonyms: DISCARD , cashier, cast, jettison, reject, scrap, shed, slough, throw away, throw out
Contrasted Words: keep, retain, treasure