bow out

English Thesaurus

1. retire gracefully (verb.social)

hypernym	:	retire,
definition	:	go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position (verb.social)

verb group	:	retire, withdraw,
definition	:	withdraw from active participation (verb.social)

2. remove oneself from an obligation (verb.social)

hypernym	:	retire, withdraw,
definition	:	lose interest (verb.emotion)

hyponym	:	resile,
definition	:	pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc. (verb.social)

verb group	:	get out, pull out,
definition	:	move out or away (verb.motion)

3. retire gracefully (verb.social)

derivation	:	withdrawal,
definition	:	the act of withdrawing (noun.act)

derivation	:	withdrawal,
definition	:	the act of withdrawing (noun.act)