abdicate 音标拼音: ['æbdək
, et]
vt . 放,放弃,让出,退出,退位
放,放弃,让出,退出,退位
abdicate v 1 :
give up ,
such as power ,
as of monarchs and emperors ,
or duties and obligations ; "
The King abdicated when he married a divorcee " [
synonym : {
abdicate }, {
renounce }]
Abdicate \
Ab "
di *
cate \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Abdicated };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Abdicating }.] [
L .
abdicatus ,
p .
p .
of abdicare ;
ab dicare to proclaim ,
akin to dicere to say .
See {
Diction }.]
1 .
To surrender or relinquish ,
as sovereign power ;
to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising ,
as a high office ,
station ,
dignity ;
as ,
to abdicate the throne ,
the crown ,
the papacy .
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Note :
The word abdicate was held to mean ,
in the case of James II .,
to abandon without a formal surrender .
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The cross -
bearers abdicated their service .
--
Gibbon .
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2 .
To renounce ;
to relinquish ; --
said of authority ,
a trust ,
duty ,
right ,
etc .
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He abdicates all right to be his own governor .
--
Burke .
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The understanding abdicates its functions . --
Froude .
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3 .
To reject ;
to cast off . [
Obs .] --
Bp .
Hall .
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4 . (
Civil Law )
To disclaim and expel from the family ,
as a father his child ;
to disown ;
to disinherit .
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Syn :
To give up ;
quit ;
vacate ;
relinquish ;
forsake ;
abandon ;
resign ;
renounce ;
desert .
Usage :
To {
Abdicate }, {
Resign }.
Abdicate commonly expresses the act of a monarch in voluntary and formally yielding up sovereign authority ;
as ,
to abdicate the government .
Resign is applied to the act of any person ,
high or low ,
who gives back an office or trust into the hands of him who conferred it .
Thus ,
a minister resigns ,
a military officer resigns ,
a clerk resigns .
The expression , "
The king resigned his crown ,"
sometimes occurs in our later literature ,
implying that he held it from his people . --
There are other senses of resign which are not here brought into view .
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Abdicate \
Ab "
di *
cate \,
v .
i .
To relinquish or renounce a throne ,
or other high office or dignity .
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1913 Webster ]
Though a king may abdicate for his own person ,
he cannot abdicate for the monarchy . --
Burke .
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48 Moby Thesaurus words for "
abdicate ":
abandon ,
abjure ,
acknowledge defeat ,
be pensioned ,
be superannuated ,
cashier ,
cast ,
cease ,
cede ,
cry quits ,
demit ,
desist from ,
drop ,
forgo ,
forswear ,
give over ,
give up ,
hand over ,
have done with ,
jettison ,
lay down ,
leave ,
leave off ,
pension off ,
quit ,
reject ,
relinquish ,
renounce ,
renounce the throne ,
resign ,
retire ,
retire from office ,
scrap ,
shed ,
slough ,
stand aside ,
stand down ,
step aside ,
superannuate ,
surrender ,
throw away ,
throw out ,
throw up ,
vacate ,
waive ,
withdraw from ,
wrest ,
yield
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