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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1112/
- Published: 2023-02-15T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-12-09T23:54:09.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:34

The word for today is…

abdicate (verb):

1: to relinquish (something, such as sovereign power) formally  
2: to cast off : discard

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abdicate?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology :If you need a term to describe formally throwing in the towel, this one should prove—perhaps ironically—a royal success. Coming from the prefix ab- (meaning “from,” “away,” or “off”) and the Latin verb dicere (meaning “to speak”), abdicate is used primarily for those who give up sovereign power or who evade a very serious responsibility. English has dicere to thank for a hodgepodge of other words, among them dictate, contradict, prediction, and the crown jewel of them all: dictionary.

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