| Main Entry: | demit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | relinquish |
Synonyms: |
abandon, abdicate, cede, hand over, quit, quitclaim, renounce, resign, surrender, terminate, yield |
| Main Entry: | abdicate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give up a right, position, or power |
Synonyms: |
abandon, abjure, abnegate, bag it, bail out, cede, demit, drop, forgo, give up, leave, leave high and dry, leave holding the bag, leave in the lurch, opt out, quit, quitclaim, relinquish, renounce, resign, retire, sell out, step down, surrender, vacate, waive, withdraw, yield |
Antonyms: |
assert, assume, challenge, claim, defend, defy, hold, maintain, remain, retain, treasure, usurp |
| Main Entry: | depress |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | push down |
Synonyms: |
couch, demit, dip, droop, flatten, let down, level, lower, press down, settle, sink, smoosh, squash |
Antonyms: |
push up, raise, uplift |
| Main Entry: | lower |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | let down; fall |
Synonyms: |
bring low, cast down, couch, demit, depress, descend, detrude, droop, drop, ground, let down, make lower, push down, reduce, set down, sink, submerge, take down |
Antonyms: |
elevate, increase, raise |
| Main Entry: | renounce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abandon, reject |
Synonyms: |
abdicate, abjure, abnegate, abstain from, apostacize, arrogate, cast off, decline, defect, demit, deny, desert, disavow, discard, disclaim, disown, divorce oneself from, drop out, dump*, eschew, forgo, forsake, forswear, give up, leave flat, leave off, opt out, quit, rat, recant, relinquish, repudiate, resign, sell out, spurn, swear off, take the pledge, tergiversate, tergiverse, throw off, throw over, toss over, turn, waive, walk out on, wash hands of |
| Notes: | renounce often equals abjure but may carry the meaning of disclaim or disown and may imply a sacrifice for a greater end |
Antonyms: |
allow, approve, condone |
| Main Entry: | resign |
| 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: | sink |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fall in, go under |
Synonyms: |
bore, bring down, capsize, cast down, cave in, couch, decline, demit, depress, descend, dig, dip, disappear, drill, drive, droop, drop, drown, ebb, engulf, excavate, fall, flounder, force down, founder, go down, go to the bottom, immerse, lay, let down, lower, overturn, overwhelm, plummet, plunge, put down, ram, regress, run, sag, scuttle, set, settle, shipwreck, slope, slump, stab, stick, stoop, submerge, subside, swamp, thrust, tip over, touch bottom, wreck |
Antonyms: |
float, rise |
| Main Entry: | quitclaim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abdicate |
Synonyms: |
abandon, abjure, abnegate, bag it, bail out, cede, demit, drop*, forgo, forswear, give up, hand over, leave, leave high and dry, leave holding the bag, leave in the lurch, opt out, quit, relinquish, render, renounce, resign, retire, sell out, step down, surrender, vacate, waive, withdraw, yield |
| Main Entry: | submerse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sink |
Synonyms: |
bore*, bring down, capsize, cast down, cave in, couch, decline, demit, depress, descend, dig*, dip, disappear, drill, drive, droop, drop*, drown, ebb, engulf, excavate, fall, flounder, force down, founder, go down, go to the bottom, immerse, lay, let down, lower, overturn, overwhelm, plummet, plunge, put down*, ram, regress, run, sag, scuttle, set, settle, shipwreck, slope, slump, stab, stick*, stoop, submerge, subside, swamp, thrust, tip over, touch bottom, wreck |