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Synset

remove oneself from an obligation
<verb.social>

back down more info
back off more info
bow out more info
chicken out more info
pull out more info

sample sentences

"He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"

verb frames

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semantic pointers
hypernym
retire, withdraw
verb group
pull out, get out
hyponym
resile