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What is another word for step down?

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Verb

To leave or resign from one's current position or role

To decrease or make lower in degree, amount or value

To decrease in speed or rate

To descend from something, typically a vehicle

To leave one's job and cease to work, typically on reaching the normal age for leaving service

(of a place or location) To go or get away from

The amount or degree by which something is reduced

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To leave or resign from one's current position or role

relinquish one's position

stop participating in

give something a miss

take the count

throw in the sponge

make one's exit

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“The country had been in civil disorder since Jean Bago had refused to step down after losing reelection.”

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To decrease or make lower in degree, amount or value

minimise^UK

minimize^US

economize^US

rationalize^US

rationalise^UK

economise^UK

axe^UK

amortise^UK

ax^US

amortize^US

trivialize^US

trivialise^UK

miniaturise^UK

miniaturize^US

liberalize^US

liberalise^UK

set too little store by

decrease in importance

lose lustre

pale into insignificance

grow dull

pale

take a turn for the worse

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“Police are warning drivers that the end of the festive party season does not mean they will step down their efforts to catch offenders.”

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To decrease in speed or rate

“Bernanke said that the Fed could decide to step down the pace of asset purchases.”

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To descend from something, typically a vehicle

Verb

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To leave one's job and cease to work, typically on reaching the normal age for leaving service

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(of a place or location) To go or get away from

do a disappearing act

go AWOL

pack your bags

take oneself off from

show a clean pair of heels

go and jump in the lake

take a long walk on a short pier

stop participating in

make like a tree and get out of here

make like a tree and leave

get on your bike

make a move from

pull

go and chase yourself

get out of someone's clutches

make good one's escape

slip through your fingers

go absent without leave

make a sudden departure

leave holding the bag

run like scared rabbit

give something a miss

make one's escape from

make oneself scarce from

finish the working day

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The amount or degree by which something is reduced

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

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“Moving to digital video, even at the highest bit rate and in a smaller window, resulted in a huge step down in image quality.”

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