abdicate vs swear off

abdicate

verb
  • To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; to fail to fulfill responsibility for. 

  • To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity; to renounce sovereignty. 

swear off

verb
  • To quit or cease completely, or to promise to quit, as a bad habit. 

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