wash hands of

desert discard discontinue ditch drop out dump leave pull out quit stop surrender vacate withdraw

abdicate drop duck dust screw yield

back out bail out bow out chicken out cop out cut loose flake out fly the coop give up the ship kiss goodbye leg it let go opt out run out on ship out storm out take a powder take a walk throw over walk out on

advance allow begin come continue go hold keep maintain persevere remain start stay

adopt assert cherish defend favor pursue retain support uphold

contradict disclaim disown forswear impugn repudiate

abjure deny disallow gainsay negate negative refuse renege

disacknowledge drop out go back on word weasel out of worm out of

accept acknowledge admit allow approve claim

agree go along grant permit

sanction vouch for vow

disavow disown

abandon abjure abnegate belittle contradict contravene criticize decline deprecate disallow discard disparage forswear gainsay minimize negate recant refuse reject renounce repudiate retract revoke spurn traverse

disacknowledge disaffirm divorce oneself from turn back on

OK accept agree allow approve build up commend compliment concur confirm consent corroborate embrace emphasize endorse keep laud permit praise retain sanction uphold

acknowledge admit claim own

deny disavow discard disown eschew forgo forsake forswear give up quit recant relinquish repudiate spurn waive

abdicate abjure abnegate arrogate decline defect desert disclaim dump rat resign tergiversate turn

abstain from apostacize cast off demit divorce oneself from drop out leave flat leave off opt out sell out swear off take the pledge tergiverse throw off throw over toss over walk out on

acknowledge admit agree allow approve claim continue embrace keep revert

accept hold maintain

condone

abandon abdicate capitulate cede drop fold forgo forsake leave quit relinquish renounce retire secede surrender terminate vacate waive yield

bail out bow out cease work demit divorce oneself from drop out end service give notice give up the ship hand in resignation hand over hang it up separate oneself from sign off stand aside stand down step down throw in the towel turn over walk out

assert begin claim come continue defend do fight hold join keep maintain pursue remain retain win

agree take on