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- pronunciation:
- aeb
d
keIt
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
abdicates, abdicating, abdicated |
| definition: |
to formally relinquish a position of power, a claim, or a right.
The ailing king was advised to abdicate.- antonyms:
- accede
- similar words:
- resign
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| related words: |
concede, quit, retire, vacate |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to relinquish or renounce (a position of power or the like).
The king announced he would abdicate the throne.- synonyms:
- relinquish, renounce
- antonyms:
- accede, assume
- similar words:
- abnegate, cede, forsake, resign, yield
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| definition 2: |
to refuse to fulfill (a responsibility or the like).
By refusing to carry out the order, the soldier abdicated his duty.- synonyms:
- refuse, repudiate
- antonyms:
- accept
- similar words:
- disown, reject
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| related words: |
quit, relinquish, surrender |
adverb + (v.)abdicate
basically, completely, largely, totally
(v.)abdicate
+ noun
advance,
authority,
congress,
criticism,
duty,
emperor,
extent,
freedom,
function,
government,
identity,
juror,
king,
leadership,
meaning,
media,
month,
objectivity,
opinion,
oversight,
owner,
ownership,
parent,
power,
responsibility,
role,
self,
sovereignty,
successor,
throne,
title,
voter
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| derivations: |
abdication (n.), abdicator (n.) |
The word abdicate
contains the following parts:
ab-, abs-
Latin
prefix
that means from, away from
  More about this word part:
Most words containing the prefix ab-
, abs-
are Latin loanwords, so the bases are Latin roots. ab-
becomes abs-
before bases beginning with "t," such as "tract."
Example words:
abbreviate, abbreviation, abdicate, abduct, aberrant, aberration, abhor, abject, abjure, ablate, ablation, abnormal, abolish, aborigine, abrade, abrasion, abrasive, abrupt, abscond, absence, absent, absolute, absolve, absorb, abstain, abstract, abnegate, abuse, abusive
dic, dict
Latin
root
that means speak, declare
Example words:
abdicate, addict, addiction, benediction, contradict, contradiction, contradictory, contraindicate, dedicate, dictaphone, dictate, dictation, dictator, diction, dictionary, dictum, edict, indicate, indict, indictment, interdict, jurisdiction, malediction, predicate, predict, prediction, syndicate, valediction, valedictorian, verdict, veridical, predictable
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, abnegate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, adjudicate, administrate, administrative, administrator, advocate, aerate, affiliate, agglomerate, agglutinate, aggravate, agitate, alienate, allocate, alternate, animate, annihilate, annotate, arrogate, aspirate, assimilate, associate, calibrate, capitulate, cerebrate, circulate, collaborate, collocate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, consummate, cooperate, coordinate, decapitate, decelerate, decerebrate, decimate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, derogate, desecrate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, dissimulate, dissociate, divagate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, elongate, elucidate, emasculate, emigrate, enervate, enunciate, equate, equivocate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, exfoliate, expurgate, fluctuate, formulate, generate, gradate, graduate, gyrate, illuminate, illustrate, implicate, incorporate, indoctrinate, innovate, interpellate, interrogate, irradiate, irrigate, legislate, liberate, locate, mediate, motivate, narrate, navigate, negate, nominate, obliterate, operate, orate, originate, ovulate, palpate, participate, placate, populate, prognosticate, proliferate, radiate, regulate, resonate, rotate, segregate, simulate, subjugate, terminate, vacate, validate, contraindicate
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