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  • 101forswear — for·swear /fōr swar/ vb swore / swōr/, sworn, / swōrn/, swear·ing vt 1: to reject, renounce, or deny under oath 2: to renounce earnestly vi: to swear falsely: commit false swearing …

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  • 102abjure — ab·jure /ab ju̇r, əb / vt ab·jured, ab·jur·ing [Latin abjurare, from ab off + jurare to swear]: renounce; specif: to disclaim formally or renounce upon oath solemnly abjure s his allegiance to his former country ab·ju·ra·tion /ˌab jə rā shən/ …

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  • 103cease — I verb abate, abrogate, abstain from, adjourn, annul, arrest, be all over, be at an end, be silent, become void, bring to an end, cancel, cause to halt, check, close, come to a close, come to a standstill, come to an end, conclude, consummate,… …

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  • 104demit — I verb abdicate, give up, go into retirement, hand in one s resignation, lay down one s office, leave, make way for, quit, relinquish, renounce, resign, retire, retire from office, stand aside, stand down, tender one s resignation, vacate office …

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  • 105lay aside — I verb abandon, continue, defer, delay, discard, disclaim, discount, dismiss, disregard, drop, exclude, forestall, forgo, hold, hold up, ignore, isolate, keep, lay by, lay in a stock, pass over, pick out, postpone, preserve, pretermit, put aside …

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  • 106resign — I verb abandon, abdicate, abire, abjure, capitulate, cease work, cede, cedere, demit, depart, deponere, desist from, disclaim, divest oneself of, drop out, forego, forsake, give notice, give up, leave, quit, reject, relinquish, renounce,… …

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  • 107sacrifice — I (forfeiture) noun abandonment, capitulation, cessation, cost, deprivation, destruction, dispensation, expense, giving up, loss, oblation, release, relinquishment, renunciation, resignation, yielding II (victim) noun dupe, immolation, martyr,… …

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  • 108give — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. bestow, donate (see giving); give up, yield, concede. v. i. give in, give way, surrender, yield. n. elasticity.See relinquishment. Ant., take. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To transfer] Syn. grant, bestow …

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  • 109leave — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. abandon, surrender; quit, forsake; deliver; cease, desist, forgo; bequeath; relinquish. See relinquishment, giving. v. i. go away, depart; omit, postpone. See departure, neglect. n. permission;… …

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  • 110renounce — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. abjure, disclaim, disown, repudiate, reject, give up, abandon, surrender. See rejection. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To abandon] Syn. relinquish, forswear, forsake, quit; see abandon 1 . 2. [To… …

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