abdicate
1 verb fail to fulfil TRANSITIVEséan verb fág ar leataobh they're abdicating their responsibility tá siad ag séanadh a bhfreagrachta
INTRANSITIVEshe's abdicating from the role of leadership tá sí ag seasamh siar ó ról na ceannaireachta
2 verb POL renounce throne INTRANSITIVEéirigh as PhrV
TRANSITIVEtabhair suas éirigh as PhrV when he abdicated the Spanish throne nuair a thug sé suas coróin na Spáinne