Results for abdicate
Definitions of abdicate:
part of speech: noun
part of speech: verb
To give up a right; to renounce an office of power.
part of speech: verb transitive
Usage examples for abdicate:
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Reason, conscience, all must abdicate and all submit....
"Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History", Auguste Sabatier -
He says that to retire is to abdicate his position in public life; that it was Lord Rigglesworth's duty to stand by a colleague to the last; that every Minister makes it a point of honor to defend a subordinate; and that-" " I only half follow you.
"The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly", Charles James Lever