Definition of step down Step down
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| step down - give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal" | ||
| leave office, quit, resign | ||
| take office assume an office, duty, or title; "When will the new President take office?" | ||
| pull up stakes, depart, leave go away or leave | ||
| vacate, renounce, resign, give up leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight" | ||
| retire cause to get out; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base" | ||
| top out to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million" | ||
| fall pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work" | ||
| step down - reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis" | ||
| de-escalate, weaken | ||
| escalate, step up, intensify increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing" | ||
| minify, decrease, lessen decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | ||
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step down
To give up from a job or position.
