| attack(noun, verb, assault) | |
| cause death | |
| abandon(verb, advance, reject, oppose, allow) | |
| forsake(verb, reject, oppose, neglect) | |
| quit(verb, reject, oppose, neglect) | |
| deny(verb, reject, oppose, neglect) | |
| renounce(verb, reject, oppose, neglect) | |
| resign(verb, hold, keep, reject, oppose) | |
| surrender(noun, verb, hold, reject, oppose) | |
| assault | |
| relinquish(verb, hold, reject, oppose, neglect) | |
| abdicate(verb, power, keep, position, do) | |
| abjure | |
| accuse(verb, support, reject, free, oppose) | |
| assail | |
| betray(verb, help, stay) | |
| leave(verb, reject, oppose, neglect) | |
| prosecute | |
| cede(verb, hold, keep, abandon, surrender) | |
| condemn(verb, reject, oppose, neglect) |
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