English Dictionary

abdicate

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈæb.dɪˌkeɪt/

動詞

廃用 他動詞 再帰形 自動詞

(transitive, obsolete) To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.

日本語の意味

父親が子どもを認知せず、家族から排除する、あるいは相続権を放棄する。 / 家族関係において、特定の者を除外し、相続・扶養などの関係から切り離す。

Out of anger, the father decided to abdicate his son for marrying beneath their station.

父親は怒りのあまり、身分の違う人と結婚したことで息子を勘当することに決めた。

意味（1）

(transitive, obsolete) To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.

意味（2）

(transitive, reflexive, obsolete) To formally separate oneself from or to divest oneself of.

意味（3）

(transitive, obsolete) To depose.

意味（4）

(transitive, obsolete) To reject; to cast off; to discard.

[W]e were legally call'd by his Majeſties writ to give our Attendance in Parliament, […] if we did not, we ſhould betray the Truſt committed to us by his Majeſtie, and ſhamefully betray and abdicate the due right both of our ſelves and Succeſſours.

意味（5）

(transitive) To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; to fail to fulfill responsibility for.

to abdicate the throne, the crown, the papacy

意味（6）

(intransitive) To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity; to renounce sovereignty.

Though a king may abdicate for his own person, he cannot abdicate for the monarchy.

abdicates （ present singular third-person ）

abdicating （ participle present ）

abdicated （ participle past ）

abdicated （ past ）