| Abdicate 1. (v. t.) To surrender or relinquish power; to withdraw from a high office; as, to abdicate the throne, the crown, the papacy. 2. (v. t.) To renounce; to relinquish; -- said of authority, a trust, duty, right, etc. 3. (v. t.) To reject; to cast off. 4. (v. t.) To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit. 5. (v. i.) To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity. Thesaurus Entries 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 |