1 to give up the position of being king or queen:
[V] He abdicated in favour of his son. * [VN] She was forced to abdicate the throne of Spain.
2 [VN] ~ responsibility / your responsibilities to fail or refuse to perform a duty
abdication noun [U,C]
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In this entry, abdicate is tagged as verb.
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