ABDICATING

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Scrabble letter values: A₁B₃D₂I₁C₃A₁T₁I₁N₁G₂ = 16

Definition

ABDICATING is the present participle of ABDICATE.

verb ABDICATE: give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations.

Synonyms of ABDICATE: renounce

“Note: The word abdicate was held to mean, in the case of James II, to abandon without a formal surrender.”