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Get to know Abdicate better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like renounce or vacate.

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Abdicate in a sentence

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Abdicate | Abdicated | Abdicates

Abdicate meaning

  1. To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.
  2. To formally separate oneself from or to divest oneself of.
  3. To depose.

Synonyms of Abdicate

renounce vacate resign give up

Related words

Other words often associated with Abdicate or its synonyms:

quit abandon leave relinquish enter revoke give claim empty forfeit stop repudiate

Using Abdicate

  • The main meaning on this page is: To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit. | To formally separate oneself from or to divest oneself of. | To depose.
  • Useful related words include: renounce, vacate, resign, give up.
  • In the example corpus, abdicate often appears in combinations such as: to abdicate, abdicate and, not abdicate.

Context around Abdicate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 14 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

routinely 1×

Often after:

items 1× unlike 1× decision 1× power 1× sooner 1× responsibility 1× men 1×

Sentence patterns with Abdicate

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

allowed to abdicate but this 1× and to abdicate decision making 1× asked to abdicate the throne 1× decision to abdicate and suggested 1× decision to abdicate three days 1× freedom we abdicate items deemed 1× he will abdicate when the 1× him to abdicate power immediately 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at the beginning 1× but let me 1× forgiveness grace and 1× frederik and his 1× given how long 1× harald has repeatedly 1×

Common sentence endings:

abdicate its responsibility 1× abdicate power immediately 1× abdicate the throne 1× after the experience 1× crowned king frederik 1× earlier this year 1×

Words around Abdicate

Just before it in the word index:

abdi 82 abdeslam 12 abdeshahian 2 abderrazak 2 abderrahim 2 abderholden 2

Just after it in the word index:

abdicated 66 abdicates 8 abdicating 21 abdication 105 abdiel 7 abdifatah 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

accrington 80 airfoil 80 airstrip 80 anemia 80 antigonish 80 arista 80

Corpus analysis for Abdicate

  • In this selection, "abdicate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, routinely, items, unlike and decision stand out and add context to how "abdicate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include allowed to abdicate but this and and to abdicate decision making. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "abdicate" sits close to words such as accrington, airfoil and airstrip, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with abdicate

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I wish they would have let them abdicate sooner. (9 words)

Thunberg can't even get you to abdicate your air-conditioning. (11 words)

But let me be clear that the Gov’t must not abdicate its responsibility. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

What self-care in this case ultimately involves is being able to discuss what happened to you, abdicate any responsibility you think you might have, seek justice if that is important to you, and learn how to cope and move forward after the experience. (44 words)

Pharmacy benefit managers were conceived to negotiate lower prices in the pharma value chain, but rebate abuse has become so widespread and profitable that the middlemen routinely abdicate this responsibility to lower list prices and co-pays for patients. (39 words)

I’m glad to be described as a separatist because the alternative is to be an apologist for an unrepresentative government in Westminster and to abdicate decision making to that same out-of-touch group. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

At the beginning of the pontificate, Francis praised his predecessor’s decision to abdicate and suggested that abdication was an option for him.

Even when we have this freedom, we abdicate items deemed out of place or childish.

Frederik and his younger brother, Prince Joachim, Count of Monpezat, were informed of their mother’s decision to abdicate three days before the public announcement.

Harald has repeatedly said he has no plans to abdicate, unlike his second cousin Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, who stepped down earlier this year.

Queen Margrethe II will become Denmark's first monarch to abdicate in nearly 900 years when she hands over the throne to her son, who will be crowned King Frederik.

I’m glad to be described as a separatist because the alternative is to be an apologist for an unrepresentative government in Westminster and to abdicate decision making to that same out-of-touch group.

What self-care in this case ultimately involves is being able to discuss what happened to you, abdicate any responsibility you think you might have, seek justice if that is important to you, and learn how to cope and move forward after the experience.

When key information is in the hands of a forked-tongue serial liar and his favored media outlets, it's extremely easy for the intellectually lazy to abdicate all responsibility for truth.

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Given how long the Prince of Wales has waited for the crown, it is unlikely that he will abdicate when the time comes for him to sit on the throne.

He denounced the interim government led by Bakhtiar and asked him to abdicate power immediately.

It was a sad day for fry lovers everywhere, and the king was immediately asked to abdicate the throne.

I wish they would have let them abdicate sooner.

Offering nothing more than thoughts and prayers is to abdicate responsibility and to succumb to the absurd idea that all of this is somehow normal.

Okay, emperors aren’t technically allowed to abdicate, but this is a pretty new rule.

Pharmacy benefit managers were conceived to negotiate lower prices in the pharma value chain, but rebate abuse has become so widespread and profitable that the middlemen routinely abdicate this responsibility to lower list prices and co-pays for patients.

The 85-year-old was given permission to abdicate after saying he felt unable to fulfil his role because of his age and declining health, BBC reports.

Thunberg can't even get you to abdicate your air-conditioning.

Ujubuonu said teaching of CSE would further encourage sexual pervasiveness, adding that the parents should not abdicate their responsibilities to the teachings in school.

But let me be clear that the Gov’t must not abdicate its responsibility.

Forgiveness, grace and mercy become buzz words that abdicate men of being accountable for their actions.

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Common combinations with abdicate

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "abdicate" in a sentence?
An example: "At the beginning of the pontificate, Francis praised his predecessor’s decision to abdicate and suggested that abdication was an option for him." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "abdicate" from authentic English texts.
What does "abdicate" mean?
Abdicate means: To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.
What are synonyms of "abdicate"?
Common synonyms of "abdicate" include: renounce, vacate, resign, give up.
How many example sentences with "abdicate" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "abdicate", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.