abdicate
AB-dih-kaytverbMeaning to give up a throne, an office or a responsibility
Memory hook AB-DIC: SAY it AWAY: “No longer king!”. The tired old king lifts off his crown, sets it on his daughter’s head and says, “It is yours now.” He abdicates.
The old king abdicated in favor of his daughter.
In context When the twins left the dishes for their mother night after night, she accused them of abdicating their share of the chores.
Similar resign, step down, give up, quit
Opposite assume, take on, seize
From Latin abdicare, “to renounce, to resign”: ab- (away) + dicare (to declare).