withdraw from life

withdraw from life
   to kill yourself
   The destination is unspecified:
    Due to the hopelessness of the state of her health, she decided to withdraw from life. (Daily Telegraph, 6 July 2001 — reporting a statement about the suicide of Hannelore, the wife of Helmut Kohl)

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