bow out

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verb

1. remove oneself from an obligation
- He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved
• Syn:
chicken out, back off, pull out, back down
• Hypernyms:
retire, withdraw
• Hyponyms:
resile
• Verb Group:
pull out, get out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
2. retire gracefully
- He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship
• Syn:
withdraw
• Derivationally related forms:
withdrawal (for: withdraw)
• Hypernyms:
retire
• Verb Group:
retire, withdraw
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s