abtreten — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abdicate verb To formally give up a position of power, especially a throne.
- cede verb To formally give up land, rights, or power to someone else.
- kick off verb To begin something, especially an event, campaign or meeting.
- relinquish verb To give up or hand over a right, position, or possession, often reluctantly.
- surrender verb To stop fighting or resisting and give oneself up to an opponent.
Senses
abtreten is used for these senses in English:
- abdicate (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. [from mid 17th c.]
- cede (transitive) To give up; yield to another. [with to]
- conk out (intransitive, informal) To die.
- kick off (intransitive, US, idiomatic, colloquial, euphemistic) To die or quit permanently.
- relinquish (transitive) To let go (free, away), physically release.
- relinquish (transitive) To accept to give up, withdraw etc.
abdicate — full definition
- verb To formally give up a position of power, especially a throne.
- verb To fail to carry out a duty or responsibility one is expected to fulfill.