Comment by debatem1
8 years ago
Abdicate is correct here. It also means "to cast off", although that meaning is seldom used anywhere other than the phrase "abdicating responsibility".
Edit: not sure why I'm being down voted. I am correct: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abdicate
"The CTO abdicated his responsibility" would be okay, but "This doesn't abdicate the CTO of his responsibility" doesn't work.