Abdicate and Continue

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Abdicate

Abdicate verb - To give up (as a position of authority) formally.
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Continue is an antonym for abdicate in or power topic.
Nearby Words: abdication, abdicating

Continue

Continue verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.
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Abdicate is an antonym for continue in remain topic.
Nearby Words: continued, continuing, continuation, continuity, continuance
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role abdicate role continue role
war abdicate war continue war

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  • The Doctor Who episode "The Beast Below" sets up an impossible choice for Queen Liz X: abdicate her throne in order to free the star-whale providing the ship with its propulsion and doom her citizens or forget what she has learned and continue her rule.
    Source: Abdicate the Throne
  • After forcing Liu Xie (aka Emperor Xian) to abdicate the throne, Cao Pi nevertheless treated him well, allowing him to continue referring to himself as emperor and granting him the unprecedented honour of speaking to him as an equal (rather than following the formal rules of protocol).
    Source: Useful Notes / Three Kingdoms Shu Wei Wu
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