Resign
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

4 letters

QUIT
Put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"

FREE
People who are free; "the home of the free and the brave"

STEP
Any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"

5 letters

DEMIT

YIELD
Production of a certain amount

6 letters

BOWOUT
Remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"

GIVEUP
Put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"

VACATE
Cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"

SUBMIT
Make over as a return; "They had to render the estate"

7 letters

RELEASE
Grant freedom to; free from confinement

8 letters

STEPDOWN
Reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis"

RENOUNCE
Turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"

ABDICATE
Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"

9 letters

RECONCILE
Come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"

SURRENDER
The act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"

STEPASIDE

STANDDOWN
(military) a temporary stop of offensive military action

10 letters

RELINQUISH
Release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"

11 letters

LEAVEOFFICE
Give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"