abdicating
Meaning of abdicating
- (of a monarch) renounce one's throne.
in 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German emperor
Ferdinand abdicated the throne in favour of the emperor's brother
- fail to fulfil or undertake (a responsibility or duty).
mid 16th century: from Latin abdicat- ‘renounced’, from the verb abdicare, from ab- ‘away, from’ + dicare ‘declare’.
Information about abdicating
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of abdicating
ab-di-cat-ing
- It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
- abdicating is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
abdicating synonyms
Meaning give up (an office, privilege, etc.):
Meaning leave one's job and cease to work, typically on reaching the normal age for leaving service:
Meaning resign from (a job):
Meaning resign from (an office or position):
Meaning voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up:
Meaning refuse or resign a right or position, especially one as an heir or trustee:
Meaning give up or hand over (a person, right, or possession), typically on compulsion or demand:
Meaning give up (a position or employment):
Meaning agree to give up or do without:
Meaning solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim):
Meaning give up (power or territory):
Meaning refuse to acknowledge; deny:
Meaning refuse to acknowledge or maintain any connection with:
Meaning reject with disdain or contempt:
Meaning dismiss as inadequate, unacceptable, or faulty:
Meaning keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something):
Meaning indicate or show that one is not willing to do something:
Meaning renounce or reject (something desired or valuable):
Meaning refuse to accept; reject:
Meaning refrain from insisting on or using (a right or claim):
Meaning produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product):
Meaning go without (something desirable):
Meaning cease to support or look after (someone); desert:
Meaning pour (something) out:
Meaning let or make (something) fall vertically:
Meaning avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility):
Meaning abandon or leave:
abdicating antonyms
Meaning consent to receive or undertake (something offered):
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