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To give up a right, position, responsibility, or power

To shun or cast something aside

To hand over a right, position or power (to someone else)

To stand down from a position of power

To let someone down by abandoning or neglecting them

To leave a place, often for another

To throw away (something unwanted or useless)

To split or withdraw from a union, alliance or organization

(of a game or contest) To fail to win

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Verb

To give up a right, position, responsibility, or power

wash your hands of

stand down from

turn your back on

divorce oneself from

step aside from

separate oneself from

refuse to acknowledge

refuse to accept

have nothing to do with

let well enough alone

give a wide berth to

have no truck with

have nothing more to do with

have change of heart

dissociate from

do an about-turn

cut off without a penny

refuse to recognize

end relations with

go back on your word

do an about-face

break your word

break a promise

have no more truck with

fly in the face of

render null and void

declare null and void

give someone the brush-off

give someone the big E

give someone the go-by

give someone the air

kick in the teeth

send to Coventry

hand someone the frozen mitt

give someone the push

leave out in the cold

give the cold shoulder

do an about-turn on

change one's tune

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“Notoriously ill-informed over policy detail and often content to abdicate control, he nonetheless maintained presidential dominance.”

Verb

To shun or cast something aside

give a wide berth to

have nothing to do with

turn your back on

wash your hands of

leave in the lurch

leave high and dry

hang out to dry

give someone the big E

give someone the push

leave all alone

leave parentless

give up the ship

let someone stew in their own juice

take your leave of

give someone the air

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“A classic danger of such board committees is that directors who are not members abdicate all responsibility for that area of board responsibility.”

Verb

To hand over a right, position or power (to someone else)

kiss goodbye to

let someone have

decentralize^US

decentralise^UK

leave in one's will

make something over to someone

traditio brevi manu

transfer responsibility

give the title of

give the right of

give custody of

send on mission

hold responsible for

leave to by will

put in the hands of

allow to look after

put into the hands of

put into hands of

give a donation of

make a donation of

sweeten the pot

sweeten the kitty

put in touch with

assign temporarily

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“Laertes' age is what led him to step down as the king of Ithaca, and abdicate rule to his son.”

Verb

To stand down from a position of power

renounce the throne

hand in your notice

relinquish one's position

throw in the towel

hand in resignation

abstract oneself

stop participating in

step aside from

stop participating

detach yourself

absent yourself

give up the ship

give in one's notice

give up your job

throw in the sponge

give something a miss

make one's exit

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“This is the day that I officially abdicate from my throne and pass the kingship on to my successor.”

Verb

To let someone down by abandoning or neglecting them

be unfaithful to

take oneself off from

turn your back on

axe^UK

change one's tune

ax^US

drift away from

do a disappearing act

take your leave of

absent oneself from

make oneself scarce

head for the hills

beat a hasty retreat

make quick exit

absent yourself

make a break for it

make a run for it

show a clean pair of heels

say your goodbyes

take French leave

sling your hook

say one's farewells

give the slip to

make oneself scarce from

take a hike from

take leave from

remove oneself from

break away from

cut and run from

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Verb

To leave a place, often for another

absent yourself

abstract oneself

make oneself scarce

say your goodbyes

sling your hook

make a break for it

beat a hasty retreat

make a run for it

head for the hills

show a clean pair of heels

do a disappearing act

make a quick exit

go jump in the lake

go and jump in the lake

take to your heels

take it on the lam

take French leave

be off with you

absent oneself from

do a moonlight flit

take yourself off

take a long walk on a short pier

take oneself off from

get on the road

begin one's journey

say one's farewells

take your leave of

seclude oneself

do a vanishing act

move further off

take on the lam

get out of my sight

make like a tree and get out of here

make like a tree and leave

make your escape

get out of someone's clutches

break away from

make good one's escape

slip through your fingers

run for the hills

take one's farewells

leave in a hurry

make one's departure

go absent without leave

make a move from

go and chase yourself

go separate ways

go off in a huff

make a sudden departure

step on the gas

make quick exit

get on your bike

make one's farewells

go to one's room

shut oneself away in

depart suddenly

break loose from

make one's escape from

shut oneself away

hand in your notice

relinquish one's position

hoist the blue peter

go like lightning

step aside from

betake oneself to

wend one's way to

leave your country

start a new life

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Verb

To throw away (something unwanted or useless)

ax^US

axe^UK

throw on the scrapheap

see the back of

put out to pasture

throw overboard

free oneself of

knock something on the head

pull the plug on

wash your hands of

divest yourself of

file in circular file

relieve yourself of

consign to scrap heap

shut the door on

loosen one's hold on

loose one's hold on

throw out on your ear

give the bum's rush

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Verb

To split or withdraw from a union, alliance or organization

Verb

(of a game or contest) To fail to win

come off second-best

throw in the towel

be outdistanced

be taken to cleaners

meet one's Waterloo

give oneself over

throw in the sponge

show the white flag

give up the struggle

raise the white flag

resign yourself

wave the white flag

be overwhelmed by

be conquered by

put up white flag

throw in your hand

make concessions

give yourself up

hoist the white flag

throw up one's hands

throw up the sponge

show white flag

give away the store

roll over and play dead

act in accordance with

have no fight left

be overthrown by

change your mind

be destroyed by

be vanquished by

be converted to

be persuaded by

be a casualty to

pass into the hands of

pass into enemy hands

lose one's position to

resign oneself to

come off second best

be unsuccessful

get the worst of it

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