Definition of "abdicated" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of abdicate. (verb)

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• "Palin abdicated her responsibilities in Alaska and has consequently left no doubt in my mind she serves herself."
• "But on the eve of the new millennium, Boris Yeltsin abdicated, leaving him in charge."
• "The lords proceeded to take into consideration the word abdicated; and it was carried that deserted was more proper."