What are some opposite words for abdicate?

Antonyms for abdicate
ˈæb dɪˌkeɪtab·di·cate

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Wiktionary3.0 / 1 vote

  1. abdicateverb

    To reject; to cast off.

    Synonyms:
    desert, renounce, abandon, forsake, relent

  2. abdicateverb

    To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.

    Synonyms:
    forsake, give up

  3. abdicateverb

    To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity; to renounce sovereignty.

    Synonyms:
    relent, relinquish, renounce, resign, give up, vacate, quit

  4. abdicateverb

    Synonyms:
    vacate, relinquish, renounce, give up, surrender, quit, relent

English Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. abdicate

    Abandon is a word of wide signification, applying to persons or things of any kind; abdicate and resign apply to office, authority, or power; cede to territorial possessions; surrender especially to military force, and more generally to any demand, claim, passion, etc. Quit carries an idea of suddenness or abruptness not necessarily implied in abandon, and may not have the same suggestion of finality. The king abdicates his throne, cedes his territory, deserts his followers, renounces his religion, relinquishes his titles, abandons his designs. A cowardly officer deserts his ship; the helpless passengers abandon it. We quit business, give up property, resign office, abandon a habit or a trust. Relinquish commonly implies reluctance; the fainting hand relinquishes its grasp; the creditor relinquishes his claim. Abandon implies previous association with responsibility for or control of; forsake implies previous association with inclination or attachment, real or assumed; a man may abandon or forsake house or friends; he abandons an enterprise; forsakes God. Abandon is applied to both good and evil action; a thief abandons his designs, a man his principles. Forsake, like abandon, may be used either in the favorable or unfavorable sense; desert is always unfavorable, involving a breach of duty, except when used of mere localities; as, "the Deserted Village." While a monarch abdicates, a president or other elected or appointed officer resigns. It was held that James II. abdicated his throne by deserting it.

    Antonyms:
    adopt, advocate, assert, cherish, claim, court, defend, favor, haunt, hold, keep, maintain, occupy, prosecute, protect, pursue, retain, seek, support, undertake, uphold, vindicate

    Synonyms:
    abandon, abjure, cast off, cease, cede, depart from, desert, discontinue, forego, forsake, forswear, give up, leave, quit, recant, relinquish, renounce, repudiate, resign, retire from, retract, surrender, vacate, withdraw from

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. abdicate

    Antonyms:
    retain, maintain, claim, occupy, assert, grasp, seize, usurp

    Synonyms:
    abandon, relinquish, resign, surrender, vacate

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Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 2 votes

  1. abdicate, renounceverb

    give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations

    "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"

    Synonyms:
    give up, resign, quit, repudiate, foreswear, vacate, relinquish, disown, renounce

How to use abdicate in a sentence?

  1. Herbert Marshall McLuhan:

    Politics will eventually be replaced by imagery. The politician will be only too happy to abdicate in favor of his image, because the image will be much more powerful than he could ever be.

  2. Adam Schiff:

    Nevertheless, this missile strike and the military action of our forces already in Syria, have yet to be authorized by Congress, congress cannot abdicate its responsibility any longer and should vote on any use of force not made in self defense. This is necessary whether action is taken against terrorist groups or, as here, against regime capabilities.

  3. Antony Dapiran:

    All of it speaks to the absence of leadership from the government, when the authorities either abdicate their responsibility or disappear, as the government did for weeks last year, and/or there's no trust in the authorities, this creates a vacuum.

  4. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon:

    For this reason, I am requesting that for the good of Puerto Ricos, you abdicate your position and allow a peaceful transition of government to bring peace and tranquility to our island, which has been mired in a fiscal crisis, severely exacerbated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

  5. Marlene Dietrich:

    A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma.

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