Abdicate
Abdicate verb - To give up (as a position of authority) formally.
Resist and abdicate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Resist" instead a verb "Abdicate".
Nearby Words: abdication, abdicating
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Resist and Abdicate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abdicate/resist
Abdicate & Resist. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/abdicate/resist>.
Resist or Abdicate. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/abdicate/resist.
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