All abdicate synonyms

verb abdicate

• relinquish — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
• vacate — to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment.
• forgo — to abstain or refrain from; do without.
• step down — serving to reduce or decrease voltage: a step-down transformer.
• renounce — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
• quit — to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
• retire — a movement in which the dancer brings one foot to the knee of the supporting leg and then returns it to the fifth position.
• waive — to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo: to waive one's right; to waive one's rank; to waive honors.
• cede — If someone in a position of authority cedes land or power to someone else, they let them have the land or power, often as a result of military or political pressure.
• drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
• resign — to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed by from): to resign from the presidency.
• leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
• abjure — If you abjure something such as a belief or way of life, you state publicly that you will give it up or that you reject it.
• yield — to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
• withdraw — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
• abnegate — to deny to oneself; renounce (privileges, pleasure, etc)
• abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
• surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
• bail out — If you bail someone out, you help them out of a difficult situation, often by giving them money.
• leave in the lurch — a situation at the close of various games in which the loser scores nothing or is far behind the opponent.
• opt out — to make a choice; choose (usually followed by for).
• sell out — to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
• demit — to resign (an office, position, etc)
• quitclaim — a transfer of all one's interest, as in a parcel of real estate, especially without a warranty of title.
• give up — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
• leave holding the bag — a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
• hand over — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
• position — condition with reference to place; location; situation.