The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RESIGNS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1963.
Abdicates crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| RESIGNS | 100 % | 7 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Abdicates
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- renounce
 - relinquishes
 - abandons
 - accedes
 - capitulates
 - vacates
 - outlives
 - acquiesces
 - remarries
 - usurps
 - loses
 - entrusts
 
Crossword Answer definitions
RESIGNS verb- To sign again; to provide one's signature again.
 - (by extension) To sign a contract renewing or restarting a professional relationship, such as that of a professional athlete with a sports team.
 
- To give up; to relinquish ownership of.
 - To hand over (something to someone), place into the care or control of another.
 - To quit (a job or position).
 - To submit passively; to give up as hopeless or inevitable.
 
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