abdicate......SEE THE DICTIONARY MEANING

 

ˈabdɪkeɪt/

verb

verb: abdicate; 3rd person present: abdicates; past tense: abdicated; past participle: abdicated; gerund or present participle: abdicating

1. 1.

   (of a monarch) renounce one's throne.

   
   

   "in 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German emperor"

   
   

   synonyms:

   resign, retire, quit, stand down, step down, bow out, renounce the throne; More archaicdemit "in 1936, Edward VIII abdicated in favour of George VI" resign from, relinquish, renounce, give up, hand over, turn over, deliver up, surrender, vacate, forswear, abjure, cede; disclaim "Napoleon compelled Ferdinand to abdicate the throne"

   antonyms:

   be crowned, accede to

2. 2.

   fail to fulfil or undertake (a responsibility or duty).

   
   

   "the government was accused of abdicating its responsibility"

   
   

   synonyms:

   disown, turn down, spurn, reject, renounce, give up, avoid, refuse, abnegate, relinquish, abjure, repudiate, waive, yield, forgo, abandon, surrender, deliver up, disgorge, cast aside, drop, turn one's back on, wash one's hands of; More informalshirk; archaicforsake "the state virtually abdicated all responsibility for their welfare"

   antonyms:

   accept, take on

   abdicated ; abdicating intransitive verb :  to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function The king was forced to abdicate. transitive verb 1 :  to relinquish (something, such as sovereign power) formally abdicate a throne 2 :  to cast off :  discard abdicate a responsibility abdicable play \-kə-bəl\ adjective abdication play \ˌab-di-ˈkā-shən\ noun abdicator play \ˈab-di-ˌkā-tər\ noun