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English Dictionary: step down	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
step down v give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal" Synonym(s): leave office, quit, step down, resign Antonym(s): take office reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de- escalate a crisis" Synonym(s): de-escalate, weaken, step down Antonym(s): escalate, intensify, step up