To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish.
To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
To leave behind; to desert, as in a ship, a position, or a person, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility.
To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss.
A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences.
To withdraw from something one has agreed to do.
To exit a mode or function.
To draw from behind the back [+accusative = a knife etc.] (as also bare back).
To undo (a change).
Coordinate terms: cancel, call off, get cold feet
To reverse (a vehicle) from a confined space.
See also: sell short
To dare (someone) to not withdraw from a challenge.
To bet on someone losing.
Coordinate term: scare off