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  • 61Abdicating — 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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 62retire — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abdicate, abscond, amortize, avoid the limelight, back down, back out, be pensioned, be superannuated, beat a retreat, bed, bed down, blush unseen, boot, bounce, bow out, bowl, break, bump, bust, can, cashier …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 63abdicate — verb /ˈæbdɪkeɪt/ a) To surrender, renounce 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. Note: The word abdicate was… …

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  • 64give up — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abandon hope, abdicate, abjure, acknowledge defeat, back down, be at sea, be innocent of, be lost, be pensioned, be superannuated, break off combat, break the habit, cave in, cease, cease resistance, cede,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 65leave — Synonyms and related words: AWOL, French leave, Godspeed, OK, abandon, abdicate, abrupt, abscondence, absence, absence without leave, absentation, absenteeism, absenting, abstain from, accord, add a codicil, adieu, admission, admit, alienate,… …

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  • 66pension off — Synonyms and related words: abdicate, aid, assist, be pensioned, be superannuated, boot, bounce, break, bump, bust, can, cashier, deconsecrate, defrock, degrade, demit, demote, deplume, depose, deprive, dethrone, disbar, discharge, discrown,… …

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  • 67resign — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abdicate, abjure, accede, accept, acknowledge defeat, acquiesce, assent, be agreeable, be pensioned, be superannuated, cease, cede, circulate, come across with, come off, comply, consent, cry quits, cut out,… …

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  • 68step aside — Synonyms and related words: abdicate, about the bush, abrupt, alienate, avert, be pensioned, be superannuated, bear off, beat around, beg the question, cast off, cast out, cut adrift, cut off, cut out, delete, demit, depart, disarticulate,… …

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  • 69superannuate — Synonyms and related words: abdicate, age, antiquate, be pensioned, be superannuated, be superseded, become extinct, become obsolete, boot, bounce, break, bump, bust, can, cashier, date, deconsecrate, defrock, degrade, demit, demote, deplume,… …

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  • 70relinquish — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abdicate, abjure, abnegate, abort, acknowledge defeat, be pensioned, be superannuated, beg a truce, belay, cancel, capitulate, cast, cease, cede, come off, come to terms, cry pax, cry quits, cut it out, cut… …

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