Word of the Day 11.29.08
abdication
ab·di·cate (
b
d
-k
t
)
v. ab·di·cat·ed, ab·di·cat·ing, ab·di·cates
v.tr.
To relinquish (power or responsibility) formally.
v.intr.
To relinquish formally a high office or responsibility.
[Latin abdicre, abdict-, to disclaim : ab-, away; see ab-1 + dicre, to proclaim; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]
abdi·ca·ble (-k
-bl) adj.
abdi·cation n.
abdi·cator n.
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| Noun | 1. | abdication – a formal resignation and renunciation of powers
resignation – the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)
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| 2. | abdication – the act of abdicating
resignation – a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign; “he submitted his resignation as of next month”
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