STEP DOWN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of

Example:

de-escalate a crisis

Synonyms:

de-escalate; step down; weaken

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "step down" is one way to...):

decrease; lessen; minify (make smaller)

Sentence frames:

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Derivation:

step-down (the act of decreasing or reducing something)

Meaning:

Give up or retire from a position

Example:

The chairman resigned over the financial scandal

Synonyms:

leave office; quit; resign; step down

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "step down" is one way to...):

depart; leave; pull up stakes (remove oneself from an association with or participation in)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "step down"):

give up; renounce; resign; vacate (leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily)

retire (go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position)

top out (give up one's career just as one becomes very successful)

fall (lose office or power)

Sentence frame:

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