Accept and Abdicate

Accept

Accept verb - To agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly.

Abdicate is an antonym for accept.

Abdicate

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

Accept is an antonym for abdicate.

Nearby Words: abdication, abdicating

Common collocations

role accept role abdicate role
responsibility accept responsibility abdicate responsibility
position accept position abdicate position
leadership accept leadership abdicate leadership
Other words: destiny, title, surrender.
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