[ˈabdɪkeɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a monarch) renounce one's throne
(e.g: in 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German emperor)

- fail to fulfil or undertake (a responsibility or duty)
(e.g: she charged the board with abdicating its responsibilities)


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin abdicat- ‘renounced’, from the verb abdicare, from ab- ‘away, from’ + dicare ‘declare’