Abdicating

verb

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

Definition

  1. (verb) To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.
  2. (verb) To formally separate oneself from or to divest oneself of.
  3. (verb) To depose.
  4. (verb) To reject; to cast off; to discard.
  5. (verb) To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; to fail to fulfill responsibility for. “Note: The word abdicate was held to mean, in the case of James II, to abandon without a formal surrender.”
  6. (verb) To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity; to renounce sovereignty.

Word stats

  • Abdicating contains 10 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
  • It uses 8 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 4.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 16.

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What does Abdicating mean?

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

How many letters are in Abdicating?

Abdicating has 10 letters.

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