| turn deaf ear to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, decline) |
| turn off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, separate, snub) |
| unfrock(verb, drop, reject, release, discharge) |
| unseat(verb, drop, reject, release, discharge) |
| wash out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, reject) |
| wean(verb, separate, hostility, distance, alienate) |
| withdraw(verb, decline, separate, reject, dismiss) |
| Bend |
| abjure |
| alienate(verb, separate, hostility, distance, estrange) |
| avoid(verb, stop, halt, prevent, defend) |
| backfire(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate) |
| balk(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate) |
| banish |
| bar |
| bear off |
| bend |
| blanch(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate) |
| blench(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate) |
| blink(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate) |