Antonyms for take the pledge
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : plej |
| Phonetic Transcription : plɛdʒ |
Definition of take the pledge
Origin :- mid-14c., "surety, bail," from Old French plege (Modern French pleige) "hostage, security, bail," probably from Frankish *plegan "to guarantee," from *pleg-, a West Germanic root meaning "have responsibility for" (cf. Old Saxon plegan "vouch for," Middle Dutch plien "to answer for, guarantee," Old High German pflegan "to care for, be accustomed to," Old English pleon "to risk the loss of, expose to danger;" see plight (v.)).
- Meaning "allegiance vow attested by drinking with another" is from 1630s. Sense of "solemn promise" first recorded 1814, though this notion is from 16c. in the verb. Weekley notes the "curious contradiction" in pledge (v.) "to toast with a drink" (1540s) and pledge (n.) "the vow to abstain from drinking" (1833). Meaning "student who has agreed to join a fraternity or sorority" dates from 1901.
- As in abstain : verb hold back from doing
- As in refrain : verb do without; keep from doing
- As in relinquish : verb give up, let go
- As in renounce : verb abandon, reject
Synonyms for take the pledge
- abandon
- abdicate
- abjure
- abnegate
- abstain
- abstain from
- apostacize
- arrest
- arrogate
- avoid
- back down
- be temperate
- cast
- cast off
- cease
- cede
- check
- constrain
- curb
- cut loose
- decline
- defect
- demit
- deny
- deny oneself
- desert
- desist
- disavow
- discard
- disclaim
- disown
- ditch
- divorce oneself from
- do without
- drop
- drop like hot potato
- drop out
- dump
- eschew
- evade
- fast
- fence-sit
- forbear
- forgo
- forsake
- forswear
- give the go by
- give up
- go on the wagon
- halt
- hand over
- inhibit
- interrupt
- keep
- keep from
- kick
- kiss good-bye
- lay aside
- leave
- leave flat
- leave off
- not do
- opt out
- pass
- pass up
- quit
- quit cold turkey
- rat
- recant
- refrain
- refuse
- release
- relinquish
- renounce
- repudiate
- resign
- resist
- restrain
- retire from
- sacrifice
- sell out
- shed
- shun
- sit on one's hands
- sit on the fence
- sit out
- spurn
- stand down
- starve
- stop
- surrender
- swear off
- take the cure
- take the oath
- take the pledge
- tergiversate
- tergiverse
- throw off
- throw over
- toss over
- turn
- vacate
- waive
- walk out on
- wash hands of
- withdraw
- withhold
- yield
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