ˈabdəˌkāt, usu -ād.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin abdicatus, past participle of abdicare, from ab- ab- (I) + dicare to proclaim — more at diction
transitive verb
1. : disown , disinherit
a father who abdicates his son
2. obsolete : to separate (oneself) formally from or divest (oneself) of
the ruler abdicated himself from the government
3. : to cast off : discard
abdicate an opinion
4. : to relinquish formally (as sovereign power) : renounce : lay down : surrender
intransitive verb
: to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
leadership that abdicates