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- verb idiomatic To
resign , orleave , with one's credibility still intact.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb remove oneself from an obligation
- verb retire gracefully
Etymologies
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bow + out
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