wash one's hands of
verb
Roget 764:
refuse,
reject,
deny,
decline,
turn down;
nill,
negative;
refuse one's assent,
withhold one's assent;
shake the head;
close the hand,
close the purse;
grudge,
begrudge,
be slow to,
hang fire;
pass
(at cards).
be deaf to;
dismiss,
turn a deaf ear to,
turn one's back upon;
set one's face against,
discountenance,
not hear of,
have nothing to do with,
wash one's hands of,
stand aloof,
forswear,
set aside,
cast behind one;
not yield an inch
etc.
(obstinacy)
606.
resist,
cross;
not grant
etc.
762;
repel,
repulse,
shut the door in one's face,
slam the door in one's face;
rebuff;
send back,
send to the right about,
send away with a flea in the ear;
deny oneself,
not be at home to;
discard,
spurn,
etc.
(repudiate)
610;
rescind
etc.
(revoke)
756;
disclaim,
protest;
dissent
etc.
489.
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Roget 782:
relinquish,
give up,
surrender,
yield,
cede;
let go,
let slip;
spare,
drop,
resign,
forego,
renounce,
abandon,
expropriate†,
give away,
dispose of,
part with;
lay aside,
lay apart,
lay down,
lay on the shelf
etc.
(disuse)
678;
set aside,
put aside,
put away;
make away with,
cast behind;
maroon.
give notice to quit,
give warning;
supersede;
be rid of,
get rid of,
be quit of,
get quit of;
eject
etc.
297.
rid oneself of,
disburden oneself of,
divest oneself of,
dispossess oneself of;
wash one's hands of.
discard,
cast off,
dismiss;
cast away,
throw away,
pitch away,
fling away,
cast aside,
cast overboard,
cast to the dogs,
throw aside,
throw overboard,
throw to the dogs,
pitch aside,
pitch overboard,
pitch to the dogs,
fling aside,
fling overboard,
fling to the dogs;
cast to the winds,
throw to the winds,
sweep to the winds;
put away,
turn away,
sweep away;
jettison;
reject.
quit one's hold,
quitclaim.
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Roget 757:
resign;
give up,
throw up;
lay down,
throw up the cards,
wash one's hands of,
abjure,
renounce,
forego,
disclaim,
retract;
deny
etc.
536.
abrogate
etc.
756;
desert
etc.
(relinquish)
624;
get rid of
etc.
782.
abdicate;
vacate,
vacate one's seat;
accept the stewardship of the Chiltern accept the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds;
retire;
tender one's resignation.
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Roget 624:
relinquish,
give up,
abandon,
desert,
forsake,
leave in the lurch;
go back on;
depart from,
secede from,
withdraw from;
back out of;
leave,
quit,
take leave of,
bid a long farewell;
vacate
etc.
(resign)
757.
renounce
etc.
(abjure)
607;
forego,
have done with,
drop;
disuse
etc.
678;
discard
etc.
782;
wash one's hands of;
drop all idea of.
break off,
leave off;
desist;
stop
etc.
(cease)
142;
hold one's hand,
stay one's hand;
quit one's hold;
give over,
shut up shop.
throw up the game,
throw up the cards;
give up the point,
give up the argument;
pass to the order of the day,
move to the previous question.
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Roget 927:
violate;
break,
break through;
infringe;
set aside,
set at naught;
encroach upon,
trench upon;
trample on,
trample under foot;
slight,
neglect,
evade,
renounce,
forswear,
repudiate;
wash one's hands of;
escape,
transgress,
fail.
call to account
etc.
(disapprobation)
932.
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