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How to sign: give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
"The King abdicated when he married a divorcee";
Similiar / Same: abdicate
Categories: give up, renounce, resign, vacate
How to sign: cast off or disown
"She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son";
Similiar / Same: repudiate
Categories: reject
Within this category: abjure, apostatize, deny, refute, swallow
How to sign: turn away from; give up
"I am foreswearing women forever";
Similiar / Same: foreswear, quit, relinquish
Within this category: disclaim
