Choose the option with the correct combination that is similar in meaning to the given word.
Abdicate
(A) revoke
(B) surrender
(C) relinquish
(D) yield
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B), (C) and (D) only
Abdicate means to give up a throne, a position of power or a responsibility, formally or by choice (from the Latin ab, away, and dicare, to declare).
Example: King Edward VIII abdicated the British throne in 1936.
(A) revoke — Incorrect. Revoke means to cancel officially a licence, order or permission that was given; it is taking something back, not giving up one's own position.
Example: The authorities revoked his driving licence.
(B) surrender — Correct. Surrender means to give up control or possession of something to another.
Example: The rebels surrendered their weapons.
(C) relinquish — Correct. Relinquish means to give up a right, position or claim, usually unwillingly; it is the closest synonym.
Example: He relinquished his post as captain.
(D) yield — Correct. Yield means to give up control or power to someone else.
Example: The general refused to yield the fort to the enemy.
The following words have also been asked in other CUET (UG) English papers:
| Word | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| abdicate | – | 13-05 S1 | – | – | – |
| relinquish | 19-05 S1 30-05 S1 | 21-05 S1 | – | 26-05 S1 06-06 S1 | 17-08 S1 |