abdicate
verb (used without object)
to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner.
had abdicated
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past perfectof abdicate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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A company that once prided itself on safety above all else had abdicated its responsibility to the traveling public.
From New York Times ● Nov. 24, 2020
He also returned to the island after he had abdicated in 2014 to attend the funeral of Fidel Castro.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2019
"The problem was... he couldn't believe the Kaiser had abdicated, and got in touch with the British High Commissioner asking for confirmation," says Prof Evans.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2018
If you’re unaware that Rose had abdicated the throne, or that the No. 1 ranking has switched hands five times in the past two months, you’re not alone.
From Golf Digest ● Nov. 6, 2018
Pomare V had abdicated eleven years previously; now he was dead and, with his death, the last dying gleams of Tahitian hopes for independence became extinct.
From Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art by John Gould Fletcher
