The king abdicated the throne.
国王退位了。
Rather than start a war, the queen chose to abdicate.
女王宁愿退位，也不愿发动战争。
He abdicated his role as team captain to focus on his studies.
他辞去队长职务，专心学习。
Parents cannot abdicate their responsibility to guide their children.
父母不能推卸引导孩子的责任。
Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to “abdicate”. When the king decided to abdicate, he relinquished all claims to the throne.
D — relinquish. “abdicate” means v. give up (throne)
The aging king chose to ______ and let his capable daughter rule.
C — abdicate. “abdicate” means v. give up (throne)
abdicate — v. give up (throne). In Chinese: 退位，放弃权利.
abdicate is pronounced /ˈæbdɪkeɪt/. It breaks into 3 syllables: ab · di · cate.
“abdicate” means give up (throne). Examples: (1) The king abdicated the throne. (2) Rather than start a war, the queen chose to abdicate. (3) He abdicated his role as team captain to focus on his studies. (4) Parents cannot abdicate their responsibility to guide their children.
resign, quit — all close in meaning to abdicate (v. give up (throne)).
Yes. abdicate appears on the iSEE Vocab Middle list, which covers nearly 700 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
ab(leave)+dicate(say)