abdicate
verb (used without object)
to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner.
are abdicating
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present progressiveof abdicate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Critics suggest police are abdicating decision-making about women's safety to an algorithm.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2025
“However, yesterday’s decision, especially given its immediate implementation for winter seasons, means they are abdicating the leadership they are uniquely qualified to provide.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2022
We are abdicating our responsibility to act on the rules we make and corrupting the educational mission that universities are supposed to have.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2020
“We are abdicating a fundamental responsibility of this body if we continue to do so,” he said.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 20, 2018
Diagnosing the problem as laziness, he believes that parents and students are abdicating responsibility in a process they could navigate at little cost.
From Time Magazine Archive
