abdicate

Abdicat/e

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Ab+dic 放棄去說、去聲明，讓位、放棄

VIVT to give up the position of being queen or king

The king was forced to abdicate the throne.

☆abdicate (your) responsibility

To refuse to be responsible for something, when you should be or were before

Governments can't abdicate their responsibility in seeking greater life for their people.

The government has largely abdicated its responsibility in dealing with housing needs.

同義詞：

relinquish

renounce