abdicate
verb (used without object)
to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner.
abdicates
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present tense formof abdicate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Today, the Court abdicates its vital role in that effort.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2025
It may serve his interests by distracting and deflecting but abdicates presidential responsibility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2025
An eccentric Danish queen abdicates - will others follow?
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2024
There's a lot of speculation over who might take over in her stead as Lakshmi abdicates her throne.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2023
It is often misled—sometimes, in superstitious fear, it abdicates.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Robert Green Ingersoll
