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emigrate collapse: leave one's country of residence for a new one; "Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period"

rusticate collapse: lend a rustic character to; "rusticate the house in the country"; give (stone) a rustic look; send to the country; "He was rusticated for his bad behavior"; live in the country and lead a rustic life

seclude collapse: keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"

secede collapse: withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"

leave behind collapse: depart and not take along; "He left behind all his possessions when he moved to Europe"

drop out collapse: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"; leave school or an educational program prematurely; "Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program"

renege collapse: fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise"

back out collapse: move out of a space backwards; "He backed out of the driveway"

swear collapse: promise solemnly; take an oath; make a deposition; declare under oath

evacuate collapse: excrete or discharge from the body; empty completely; "evacuate the bottle"; create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel); move out of an unsafe location into safety; "After the earthquake, residents were evacuated"; move people from their homes or country

jilt collapse: a woman who jilts a lover; cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly; "jilt a lover or a bride"

maroon collapse: an exploding firework used as a warning signal; a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color; a person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there"; of dark brownish to purplish red; leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"; leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned"

vacate collapse: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"; leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"

kiss collapse: a light glancing touch; "there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing"; the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof); any of several bite-sized candies; a cookie made of egg whites and sugar; touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room"; touch lightly or gently; "the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain"

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"

repudiate collapse: refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid; "The woman repudiated the divorce settlement"; reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust; "She repudiated the accusations"; refuse to recognize or pay; "repudiate a debt"

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

pull out collapse: move out or away; "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire"

deny collapse: declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"; refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"; refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus"; refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"; deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits"; refuse to grant, as of a petition or request; "The dean denied the students' request for more physics courses"; "the prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day"

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