| ameliorate(verb, resolve, improve, restore, repair) |
| apostacize(verb, stop, reject, turn, abandon) |
| arrogate(verb, stop, reject, abandon, refuse) |
| back down(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, yield) |
| break off(verb, phrasal verb, continue, cease) |
| break the habit(expression, idiom) |
| bring up to code(verb, expression, idiom, improve, restore) |
| cast(verb, release, withdraw, abandon, yield) |
| cast off(verb, expression, reject, withdraw, abandon) |
| clean up(verb, expression, resolve, improve, restore) |
| convert(verb, resolve, improve, restore, repair) |
| cure(verb, resolve, improve, restore, repair) |
| cut loose(verb, expression, withdraw, abandon, yield) |
| decline(verb, stop, reject, abandon, refuse) |
| defect(verb, stop, reject, turn, abandon) |
| demit(verb, stop, reject, abandon, refuse) |
| deny(verb, stop, reject, abandon, refuse) |
| desert(verb, reject, withdraw, abandon, yield) |
| disavow(verb, stop, reject, abandon, refuse) |
| discard(verb, reject, withdraw, abandon, yield) |