Abdicate
Abdicate verb - To give up (as a position of authority) formally.
Knuckle under and abdicate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Knuckle under" instead a verb "Abdicate".
Nearby Words: abdication, abdicating
Knuckle under
Knuckle under verb - To cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control).
Abdicate and knuckle under are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abdicate" instead a verb "Knuckle under".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- yield and abdicate
- yield and knuckle under
- cede and abdicate
- cede and knuckle under
- relinquish and abdicate
- relinquish and knuckle under
- give up and abdicate
- give up and knuckle under
- concede and abdicate
- concede and knuckle under
- accept and abdicate
- accept and knuckle under
- give in and abdicate
- give in and knuckle under
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