Synonyms: step down, weaken, de-escalate
Definition: reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
Usage: de-escalate a crisis
Synonyms: resign, quit, leave office, step down
Definition: give up or retire from a position
Usage: The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month; The chairman resigned over the financial scandal
Similar words: depart, pull up stakes, leave
Definition: remove oneself from an association with or participation in
Usage: She wants to leave; The teenager left home; She left her position with the Red Cross; He left the Senate after two terms; after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes