Abdicate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard
/ˈæb.dɪ.keɪt/ (verb)
to resign an important position, surrender, renounce the throne, cede, quit, step down, relinquish, abandon, give up, hand over – neglect duty or responsibility
After ruling for less than one year, Edward VIII becomes the first English monarch to voluntarily abdicate the throne. He chose to abdicate after the British government, public, and the Church of England condemned his decision to marry the American divorcée Wallis Warfield Simpson.
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Antonyms: accept, seize, take over, arrogate, usurp
Noun: abdication
Noun: abdicator
