verb🔗ShareDésavouer, déshériterTo disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit."The angry father abdicated his son, refusing to support him financially or emotionally after the son's poor academic performance. "Le père en colère a désavoué son fils, refusant de le soutenir financièrement ou émotionnellement après les piètres résultats scolaires de son fils.familyroyalgovernmentpoliticslawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbdiquer, renoncerTo formally separate oneself from or to divest oneself of."The mayor decided to abdicate his position after facing years of criticism. "Le maire a décidé d'abdiquer de sa fonction après des années de critiques.politicsgovernmentroyalstateactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbdiquer, renoncer au trôneTo depose."The queen abdicated the throne, deposing her son as heir. "La reine a abdiqué, déposant son fils comme héritier.politicsgovernmentroyalhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbdiquer, renoncerTo reject; to cast off; to discard."The stressed student decided to abdicate their responsibilities and go to the movies instead. "L'étudiant stressé a décidé d'abdiquer ses responsabilités et d'aller au cinéma à la place.politicsgovernmentroyalactionstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbdiquer, renoncer à, se démettre deTo 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."Note: The word abdicate was held to mean, in the case of James II, to abandon without a formal surrender."Note : Le mot « abdiquer » a été interprété, dans le cas de Jacques II, comme abandonner sans reddition formelle.politicsgovernmentroyalactionstatejobpositionhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbdiquer, renoncer au trôneTo relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity; to renounce sovereignty."The king abdicated the throne after years of declining health. "Le roi a abdiqué après des années de déclin de sa santé.politicsgovernmentroyalhistorynationstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
