Abdicate and Decline

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Abdicate verb - To give up (as a position of authority) formally.

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Decline and abdicate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Decline" instead a verb "Abdicate".

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Decline verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.

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Abdicate and decline are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abdicate" instead a verb "Decline".

role	abdicate role	decline role
place	abdicate place	decline place

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