abdicate
verb [I or T] (KING/QUEEN) /ˈæb.dɪ.keɪt/Definition
› If a king or queen abdicates, he or she makes a formal statement that he or she no longer wants to be king or queen: King Edward VIII abdicated (the British throne) in 1936.Retiring and resigning from workStop having or doing something abdication /ˌæb.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ noun [U] › The council denied that their decision represented any abdication of responsibility.Stop having or doing somethingRetiring and resigning from work
(Definition of abdicate verb (KING/QUEEN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- attrition noun
- bow out phrasal verb
- chuck sth in phrasal verb
- departure noun (LEAVING)
- drop out phrasal verb
- golden parachute noun
- leave the field clear for sb idiom
- natural wastage noun
- outgoing adjective (LEAVING)
- pension noun
- pension sb off phrasal verb
- redundancy payment noun
- resignation noun (JOB)
- retire verb (STOP WORKING)
- retired adjective
- retiree noun
- retirement noun
- retiring adjective (STOP WORKING)
- stand aside phrasal verb
- turnover noun (EMPLOYEES)
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