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obsolesce collapse: become obsolete, fall into disuse; "This word has not obsolesced, although it is rarely used"

desuetude collapse: a state of inactivity or disuse

discontinue collapse: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"; come or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"

desist collapse

leave off collapse: stop using; "leave off your jacket--no need to wear it here"; come to an end, stop or cease; "the road leaves off at the edge of the forest"; "leave off where you started"

leaving collapse

evacuation collapse: the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection

abstention collapse

come off collapse

give over collapse

go out collapse: become extinguished; "The lights suddenly went out and we were in the dark"; leave the house to go somewhere; "We never went out when our children were small"; take the field; "The soldiers went out on missions"; go out of fashion; become unfashionable

pass away collapse: go out of existence; "She hoped that the problem would eventually pass away"

superannuate collapse: retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity; become obsolete; declare to be obsolete; retire and pension (someone) because of age or physical inability

relinquish collapse

resign collapse: accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate"

give up collapse: allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run"

jettison collapse: throw as from an airplane; throw away, of something encumbering

abjure collapse: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

cessation collapse: a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"

abstinence collapse: act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite; the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

quit collapse

renounce collapse: cast off or disown; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"

waive collapse: do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"

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