bow out

Meaning

To resign, or leave, with one's credibility or reputation still intact.

Synonyms

back down
withdraw
C1
back off

bow in

chicken out
pull out
break
A1
foreswear
disclaim
dispense with
divest
drop out
forego
34k
forgo
35k
give
A1
give back
give up
lapse
C2
part with
abandon
B2
recede
36k
regress
49k
relinquish
23k
renounce
C2
retire
C1
retreat
B2
retrogress
return
A2
send back
shrink
C1

sign away

tergiversate
undo
C1
unmake
waive
21k
abnegate
apostatise
apostatize
back out
Translations

lâcher
incliner
retirer

se dégonfler

s’incliner

bater em retirada
retirarse

sich verabschieden

retirarse dignamente

Pronounced as (IPA)
/baʊ aʊt/

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