stepped down

Verb

step down (third-person singular simple present steps down, present participle stepping down, simple past and past participle stepped down)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step, down.
   • to step down carefully from a train
2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To resign or retire from an office or position of authority.
   • She now wants to be a Paris MP. But Fillon wants the same Paris seat when he steps down, after next year's election. Both have their eye on the main prize: running for Paris mayor in 2014.2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2022

   Synonyms:

   abdicate

3. (figuratively, transitive) To reduce gradually or incrementally.