abdicate - v. 退位；放弃（责任），失（职）；放弃

abdicate

　　Definition:

　　- 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

　　Synonyms

　　- abnegate,cede,relinquish,renounce,resign,step aside (from),step down (from),surrender

　　Choose the Right Synonym for abdicate

　　ABDICATE, RENOUNCE, RESIGN mean to give up a position with no possibility of resuming it.

　　ABDICATE implies a giving up of sovereign power or sometimes an evading of responsibility such as that of a parent.

　　abdicated the throne

　　RENOUNCE may replace it but often implies additionally a sacrifice for a greater end.

　　renounced her inheritance by marrying a commoner

　　RESIGN applies to the giving up of an unexpired office or trust.

　　resigned from the board

　　Example Sentences

　　1 Scenes later, an August 1991 edition of The Sunday Times publishes the results from a national poll that found half of the British public wants Elizabeth to abdicate the throne in favor of her son, Prince Charles. -Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 9 Nov. 2022

　　2 That's because Winston had refused the order to abdicate his position as punishment for aiding John. -ennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 July 2022

　　3 In 1936, King Edward VIII—a monarch sympathetic to the Nazis—was forced to abdicate in order to marry the divorcée Wallis Simpson. - Priya Satia, The New Republic, 20 May 2022