avsäga sig — meaning in English

English meaning

• abdicate verb To formally give up a position of power, especially a throne.
• abnegate verb To give up something, such as a right or privilege, often as an act of self-denial.
• waive verb To voluntarily give up a right, claim, or requirement.

Senses

avsäga sig 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.]
• abnegate (transitive) To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience). [First attested in the early 17th century.]
• waive (transitive, legal) To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forgo.

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.

abnegate — full definition

1. verb To give up something, such as a right or privilege, often as an act of self-denial.
2. verb To let go of something completely, handing it over or giving it up for good.

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