English

Etymology
From L. term|abdicatus|langla, past participle of term|abdicare|langla, formed from term|ab-|langla + term|dicare||to proclaim|langla, akin to term|dicere||to say|lang=la.

Pronunciation
RP:

• IPA|/Ë�æbdɪkeɪt/

US:

• SAMPA|/{bdIkEt/

Verb
en-verb|abdicat|ing

1. transitive To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; as, to abdicate the throne, the crown, the papacy.

#: Note: The word abdicate was held to mean, in the case of James II, to abandon without a formal surrender.
#* The cross-bearers abdicated their service. - Gibbon
#* He abdicates all right to be his own governor. - Edmund Burke
#* The understanding abdicates its functions. - Froude

1. transitive obsolete To reject; to cast off. - Bp. Hall
2. transitive law To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.
3. intransitive To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity; to renounce sovereignty.

#* Though a king may abdicate for his own person, he cannot abdicate for the monarchy. w:Edmund Burke|Edmund Burke

Synonyms
give up
quit
vacate
relinquish
forsake
abandon
resign
renounce
desert

Derived terms
abdicable
abdicant
abdicator

Related terms
abdication

Dutch: afstand doen (van)
French: abdiquer
Greek: α�ο�οιο�μαι (apopee-oómay)
Novial: abdika
trans-mid
Norwegian: frasi seg
Portuguese: abdicar
Spanish: abdicar
trans-bottom

Dutch: weigeren, afwijzen
Norwegian: avvise
trans-mid
Portuguese: abdicar
Spanish: abdicar
trans-bottom

Dutch: onterven
Portuguese: deserdar
trans-mid
Norwegian: frasi seg
Spanish: abdicar
trans-bottom

Dutch: aftreden, troonsafstand doen, abdiceren
French: abdiquer
Greek: �α�αι�ο�μαι (paretoómay)
Novial: abdika
trans-mid
Norwegian: abdikere
Portuguese: abdicar
Spanish: abdicar
trans-bottom

Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Macedonian: �е одкаж�ва (se odkažuva)
ttbc|Slovak: vzdať sa (úradu), odstúpiť, zriecť sa
ttbc|Vietnamese: từ b�, thoái v�, từ ngôi

References
Webster 1913

Italian

Verb form
abdicate

1. second person plural present tense of abdicare
2. second person plural imperative of abdicare

Category:Italian verb forms

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sv:abdicate
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vi:abdicate
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zh:abdicate

• 2008-01-02 15:16 - Chloejr - checked chinese mandarin translation

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