Antonym of ABDICATE

Answer: Option A

Abdicate : (of a monarch) renounce one's throne.
Claim : state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.
Snatch : quickly seize (something) in a rude or eager way.
Plunder : steal goods from (a place or person), typically using force and in a time of war or civil disorder.
Seize : take hold of suddenly and forcibly.

Antonym of Abdicate is Claim