2
leave(verb, stop, stay, neglect, deny)
2
lose(verb, fight, save, mislay, deprived)
2
negate
2
postpone(verb, advance, continue, put)
2
quit(verb, deny)
2
refute
2
relinquish(verb, hold, retain)
2
renounce(verb, accept, keep)
2
resign(verb, hold, keep)
2
retract
1
desert(verb, support, take, destroy, come)
1
abjure
1
cease
1
change
1
condemn(verb, take, destroy)
1
contradict
1
controvert
1
deliver(hold, keep, harm)
1
disclaim
1
discontinue(verb, take, destroy)
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