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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
abdicate
ab·di·cate [abdicate abdicates abdicated abdicating] BrE [ˈæbdɪkeɪt] NAmE [ˈæbdɪkeɪt] verb
1. intransitive, transitive to give up the position of being king or queen
•He abdicated in favour of his son.
•~ sth She was forced to abdicate the throne of Spain.
2. transitive ~ responsibility/your responsibilities to fail or refuse to perform a duty
Derived Word: ↑abdication
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from Latin abdicat- ‘renounced’, from the verb abdicare, from ab- ‘away, from’ + dicare ‘declare’.
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