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
Gilles de Mugnos, canon of Bar- celona, elected by two cardinals in 1424, to succeed Benedict XIII. or Peter de Lune, abdicates the 26th July, 1429 216.
From The Power Of The Popes by Pierre Claude Fran?ois Daunou
