8
abjure(verb, decline, power, remove, reject)
8
withdraw(verb, stop, go, advance, power)
8
discard(verb, stop, get, remove, reject)
8
disown(verb, reject, leave, abandon, refuse)
7
hand over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, break)
7
jettison(verb, remove, reject, dismiss, leave)
6
abnegate(verb, power, reject, position, withdraw)
6
reject(verb, stop, remove, dismiss, leave)
6
shed(verb, remove, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
5
bail out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
5
concede(verb, abandon, yield, surrender, communicate)
5
defect(verb, reject, abandon, refuse, surrender)
5
discontinue(verb, stop, withdraw, leave, abandon)
5
step down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, power)
4
bow out(verb, expression, stop, drop, withdraw)
4
capitulate(verb, stop, drop, withdraw, leave)
4
cease(verb, stop, abandon, renounce, relinquish)
4
deny(verb, stop, reject, dismiss, abandon)
4
let go(verb, expression, stop, break, dismiss)
4
quitclaim(verb, drop, give, power, keep)
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