abdicate — ONAD

abdicate /ˈabdəˌkāt, ˈæbdəˌkeɪt

▸ verb

1 [no object] (of a monarch) renounce one's throne:

in 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German emperor

[with object] Ferdinand abdicated the throne in favor of the emperor's brother.

2 [with object] fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty):

the government was accused of abdicating its responsibility

[no object] the secretary of state should not abdicate from leadership on educational issues.

– DERIVATIVES
abdicator

– ORIGIN mid 16th century : from Latin abdicat- ‘renounced’, from the verb abdicare, from ab- ‘away, from’ + dicare ‘declare’.