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Verbs (10)
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abdicate, renounce
v. give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"
vacate, resign, renounce, give up
v. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish
v. turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"
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Fuzzynyms (83)
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concede, yield, cede, grant
v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile
v. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
deliver, drive home
v. carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left"
abstain, refrain, desist
v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"
foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish
v. turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"
repudiate
v. reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust; "She repudiated the accusations"
surrender, relinquish
v. relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another
predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate
v. be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
give way, yield
v. end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"
disinherit, disown
v. prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
traverse, deny
v. deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
disavow
v. refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"
surrender, relinquish
v. relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another
foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish
v. turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"
concede, yield, cede, grant
v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
abandon, give up
v. give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"
leave, depart, pull up stakes
v. remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"
deliver, drive home
v. carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left"
unclutter, clear
v. rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk"
surrender, relinquish
v. relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another
vacate, resign, renounce, give up
v. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
concede, yield, cede, grant
v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile
v. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
deliver, drive home
v. carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left"
abstain, refrain, desist
v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"
abdicate, renounce
v. give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"
repudiate
v. reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust; "She repudiated the accusations"
disavow
v. refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"
disinherit, disown
v. prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
v. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
Synonyms (0)
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Antonyms (12)
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claim, take
v. lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"
affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
keep, maintain, hold
v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
renounce
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