ab´di|ca´tor

ab|di|cate «AB duh kayt», verb, -cat|ed, -cat|ing.

–v.t.

to give up (office, power, or authority); renounce formally (a right, claim, or duties); resign: »

When the king abdicated his throne, his brother became king.

SYNONYM(S): relinquish, surrender.

–v.i.

1. to renounce office, power, or authority; resign: »

Why did the king abdicate?

2. to withdraw oneself (from): »

... those who abdicate life socially will soon abdicate from life itself (Time).

╂[< Latin abdicāre (with English -ate¹) renounce < ab- away + dicāre proclaim]

–ab´di|ca´tor, noun.