quit vs go away

quit and go away both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
quit	No	No	Yes	No
go away	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, go away is a hypernym of quit; that is, go away is a word with a broader meaning than quit:

Other hypernyms of quit include go forth, leave.

quit (verb)	go away (verb)
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat	get lost, as without warning or explanation
go away or leave	go away from a place
turn away from; give up	move away from a place into another direction
give up or retire from a position	become invisible or unnoticeable
put an end to a state or an activity