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Verb
S:
(v)
vacate (vacate%2:41:00::)
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resign (resign%2:41:00::)
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renounce (renounce%2:41:00::)
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give up (give_up%2:41:05::)
(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"
S:
(v)
leave office (leave_office%2:41:00::)
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quit (quit%2:41:00::)
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step down (step_down%2:41:00::)
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resign (resign%2:41:05::)
(give up or retire from a position)
"The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
S:
(v)
release (release%2:40:00::)
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relinquish (relinquish%2:40:01::)
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resign (resign%2:40:04::)
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free (free%2:40:01::)
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give up (give_up%2:40:03::)
(part with a possession or right)
"I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
S:
(v)
resign (resign%2:31:00::)
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reconcile (reconcile%2:31:00::)
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submit (submit%2:31:00::)
(accept as inevitable)
"He resigned himself to his fate"