bow-out

Verbs

  • (v) remove oneself from an obligation
    • He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved
    chicken out, back down, back off, pull out,
  • (v) retire gracefully
    • He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship
    withdraw,

Synonyms

chicken out back down back off pull out withdraw

Words of close approximity