abdicatingnounmasculine/feminineformal/ɐβðiˈkɐ̃tɨ/rareab·di·can·tePortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionOne who abdicates; who formally renounces an office, dignity, right, or power, especially a throne.The abdicating monarch left the palace at dawn.The attitude of the abdicating ruler was seen as an act of humility.synrenouncerantsuccessorCommon collocationsabdicating monarchEtymologyDo verbo 'abdicar' + sufixo '-ante'.Related wordsabdicarabdicaçãoabdicatório