Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations:
— The King abdicated when he married a divorcee.

synonym: renounce.

Roget 757: resign; give up, throw up; lay down, throw up the cards, wash one's hands of, abjure, renounce, forego, disclaim, retract; deny etc. 536.    abrogate etc. 756; desert etc. (relinquish) 624; get rid of etc. 782.    abdicate; vacate, vacate one's seat; accept the stewardship of the Chiltern accept the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds; retire; tender one's resignation.    ... show more

Roget 738: be lax etc. adj.; laisser faire [Fr.], laisser aller [Fr.]; hold a loose rein; give the reins to, give rope enough, give a loose to; tolerate; relax; misrule.    go beyond the length of one's tether; have one's swing, have one's fling; act without instructions, act without authority, act outside of one's authority; act on one's own responsibility, usurp authority.    dethrone, depose; abdicate.    ... show more

Dutch: aftreden, verstoten, weigeren, onterven, afwijzen, afstand doen, abdiceren, abdiqueren