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What is another word for abdicate?

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To give up a right, position, responsibility, or power
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“Notoriously ill-informed over policy detail and often content to abdicate control, he nonetheless maintained presidential dominance.”
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To shun or cast something aside
“A classic danger of such board committees is that directors who are not members abdicate all responsibility for that area of board responsibility.”
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To hand over a right, position or power (to someone else)
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“Laertes' age is what led him to step down as the king of Ithaca, and abdicate rule to his son.”
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To stand down from a position of power
“This is the day that I officially abdicate from my throne and pass the kingship on to my successor.”
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To let someone down by abandoning or neglecting them
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To leave a place, often for another
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To throw away (something unwanted or useless)
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To split or withdraw from a union, alliance or organization
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(of a game or contest) To fail to win
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