Abdicate and Succeed

Abdicate

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

Succeed is an antonym for abdicate.

Nearby Words: abdication, abdicating

Succeed

Succeed verb - To turn out as planned or desired.

Abdicate is an antonym for succeed.

Nearby Word: succeeding

Common collocations

role abdicate role succeed role
position abdicate position succeed position
place abdicate place succeed place
title abdicate title succeed title
Other words: throne.
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