Hyphenation of abdicate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word abdicate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

ab-di-cate

Definitions of abdicate:

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

Synonyms of abdicate:

verb	renounce, vacate, resign, renounce, give up

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