Abdicated

Abdicated:

Found in this sentence : “Pedro abdicated in 1831, leaving the crown to his young son, Pedro II, and marking the beginning of decades of political instability.”

Prefix : ab - meaning “from”, “away” or “off”

Suffix : ed - meaning “past tense verbs”

Guessed definition : to leave

Actual definition : to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function

Similar words using roots , prefixes and suffixes : abolish, abandon, declare

Other forms of the word : abdicates, abdication, abdicate

Etymology :

-Comes from the latin word “abdicatus” , past participle of abdicare from “ab” away + “dicare” to proclaim

-Said to have first been used in Spain in the 1500s

-Has been used primarily for those who give up sovereign power or who evade a very serious responsibility (such as parental responsibility)

-The word “abdicate” means the same thing it did when it was first being used in Spain thousands of years ago, but due to the decrease in monarchies in today’s world (the word was mostly used in this context) the word has become less prevalent in our vocabulary. Now it's mostly used in a historical context.

“Emperor Akihito of Japan hinted that he might wish to abdicate during a televised address to the nation in August 2016” - New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/opinion/japan-emperor-akihito-abdication-naruhito-throne.html

“Edward VIII becomes the first English monarch to voluntarily abdicate the throne.” - History

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/edward-viii-abdicates

“The Supreme Court has abdicated its duty to the Bill of Rights” - Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/04/supreme-court-qualified-immunity-frasier-evans/

Sentence Definition : Many people abdicate their duties and leave their positions of high authority