abdicate
verb (used without object)
to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner.
is abdicating
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present progressiveof abdicate (3rd person singular).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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It is “unfair to say the court is abdicating its authority,” said the ex-prosecutor, who also requested anonymity to speak candidly about the district’s judges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2026
"She is abdicating her duty, and this is something that she needs to decide, not a jury. It's a question of law, not a question of fact."
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2024
Margrethe is abdicating 52 years on the day after she ascended the throne following the death of her father, King Frederik IX.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
“To the extent it is not pursuing these matters, the department is abdicating its responsibility,” he wrote.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 13, 2020
He is abdicating the throne in behalf of this outcast friend of his who is hiding here in the forest.
From Sermons on Biblical Characters by Clovis G. Chappell
