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  • 111resign — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To relinquish] Syn. surrender, capitulate, give up; see abandon 1 , yield 1 . 2. [To leave one s employment] Syn. quit, leave, retire, step down, drop out, stand down, stand aside, end one s services, walk out, hand in one s …

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  • 112abandon — 1. verb 1) the party abandoned policies that made it unelectable Syn: renounce, relinquish, dispense with, disclaim, forgo, disown, disavow, discard, wash one s hands of; give up, withdraw, drop, jettison, do away with; informal ax, ditch, dump …

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  • 113yield — vb 1 produce, turn out, *bear Analogous words: *generate, engender, breed, propagate: create, *invent: form, shape, *make, fabricate, fashion 2 *relinqui …

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  • 114abandonment — The surrender, relinquishment, disclaimer, or cession of property or of rights. Voluntary relinquishment of all right, title, claim and possession, with the intention of not reclaiming it. State v. Bailey, 97 N. J.Super. 396, 235 A.2d 214, 216.… …

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  • 115abandonment — The surrender, relinquishment, disclaimer, or cession of property or of rights. Voluntary relinquishment of all right, title, claim and possession, with the intention of not reclaiming it. State v. Bailey, 97 N. J.Super. 396, 235 A.2d 214, 216.… …

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  • 116let go — verb 1. release, as from one s grip (Freq. 6) Let go of the door handle, please! relinquish your grip on the rope you won t fall • Syn: ↑let go of, ↑release, ↑relinquish • Ant: ↑ …

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  • 117let go of — verb release, as from one s grip (Freq. 5) Let go of the door handle, please! relinquish your grip on the rope you won t fall • Syn: ↑let go, ↑release, ↑relinquish • Ant: ↑hold …

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  • 118Forego — Fore*go , v. t. [imp. {Forewent 2}; p. p. {Foregone} (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Foregoing}.] [See {Forgo}.] 1. To quit; to relinquish; to leave. [1913 Webster] Stay at the third cup, or forego the place. Herbert. [1913 Webster] 2. To relinquish… …

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  • 119Foregoing — Forego Fore*go , v. t. [imp. {Forewent 2}; p. p. {Foregone} (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Foregoing}.] [See {Forgo}.] 1. To quit; to relinquish; to leave. [1913 Webster] Stay at the third cup, or forego the place. Herbert. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …

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  • 120Foregone — Forego Fore*go , v. t. [imp. {Forewent 2}; p. p. {Foregone} (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Foregoing}.] [See {Forgo}.] 1. To quit; to relinquish; to leave. [1913 Webster] Stay at the third cup, or forego the place. Herbert. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …

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