Meaning of the word abdicate in English

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abdicate

US /ˈæb.də.keɪt/
UK /ˈæb.də.keɪt/

Verb

1.

If a king or queen abdicates, he or she makes a formal statement that he or she no longer wants to be king or queen:

Example:
King Edward VIII abdicated (the British throne) in 1936.
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