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| Main Entry: |
resign
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give up responsibility |
| Synonyms: | abandon, abdicate, bail out, bow out, capitulate, cease work, cede, demit, divorce oneself from, drop, drop out, end service, fold, forgo, forsake, give notice, give up the ship, hand in resignation, hand over, hang it up, leave, quit, relinquish, renounce, retire, secede, separate oneself from, sign off, stand aside, stand down, step down, surrender, terminate, throw in the towel, turn over, vacate, waive, walk out, wash hands of, yield |
| Antonyms: | agree, take on |
| Main Entry: | sacrifice |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give up, let go |
| Synonyms: | cede, drop, endure, eschew, forfeit, forgo, immolate, kiss goodbye, lose, offer, offer up, part with, renounce, resign oneself to, spare, suffer, surrender, waive, yield |
| Antonyms: | hold, refuse |
| Main Entry: | sell/sell out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | betray |
| Synonyms: | beguile, break faith, bunk, cross, deceive, deliver up, delude, disappoint, double-cross, fail, four-flush, give away, give up, mislead, play false, rat on, sell down the river, stab in the back, surrender, take in, violate |
| Antonyms: | guard, protect |
| Main Entry: | submit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | comply, endure |
| Synonyms: | abide, accede, acknowledge, acquiesce, agree, appease, be submissive, bend, bow, buckle, capitulate, cave, cede, concede, defer, eat crow, fold, give away, give ground, give in, give way, go with the flow, grin and bear it, humor, indulge, knuckle, knuckle under, kowtow, lay down arms, obey, put up with, quit, relent, relinquish, resign oneself, say uncle, stoop, succumb, surrender, throw in the towel, toe the line, tolerate, truckle, withstand, yield |
| Antonyms: | disobey, fight, resist |
| Main Entry: | turn over |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give, transfer |
| Synonyms: | assign, come across with, commend, commit, confer, confide, consign, convey, delegate, deliver, entrust, feed, find, furnish, give over, give up, hand, hand over, pass on, provide, relegate, relinquish, render, supply, surrender, yield |
| Antonyms: | receive, take |
| Main Entry: | waive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give up; let go |
| Synonyms: | abandon, allow, cede, defer, delay, disclaim, disown, dispense with, forgo, grant, hand over, hold off, hold up, leave, neglect, postpone, prorogue, put off, refrain from, reject, relinquish, remit, remove, renege, renounce, reserve, resign, set aside, shelve, stay, surrender, suspend, table, turn over, yield |
| Antonyms: | claim |
| Main Entry: | yield |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grant, allow |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, agree, assent, bow, break, comply, concede, concur, consent, defer, fail, fit in, go along with, go with the flow, permit, play the game, surrender, toe the line, toe the mark, waive |
| Antonyms: | counter, disallow, disapprove, veto |
| Main Entry: | back off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | retreat |
| Synonyms: | abandon, back down, balk, give up, recede, retire, surrender, withdraw, yield |
| Antonyms: | back up, go forward, hold one's ground, stand firm |
| Main Entry: | knuckle under |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give in |
| Synonyms: | acquiesce, cave in, give up, retreat, submit, surrender, yield |
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