παραιτούμαι — meaning in English

English meaning

• abdicate verb To formally give up a position of power, especially a throne.
• quit verb To resign from a job or position.
• resign verb To formally give up a job or position.

Senses

παραιτούμαι is used for these senses in English:

• abdicate (intransitive) To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity; to renounce sovereignty. [First attested in the early 18th c.]
• quit (transitive) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.
• resign (transitive, or, intransitive) To voluntarily leave (a job or position), in particular a hard-fought position of high status. [from 14th c.]

abdicate — full definition

1. verb To formally give up a position of power, especially a throne.
2. verb To fail to carry out a duty or responsibility one is expected to fulfill.

quit — full definition

1. verb To resign from a job or position.
2. verb To stop doing something, especially a habit.
3. verb To leave a place.
4. adj Free from an obligation, debt, or penalty.

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