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give_up
Averb
abandon, give up
 stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas, claims, etc.; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some calims in these negociations"
drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge
 give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"
surrender, give up
 give up or agree to forego to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"
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forgo, give up
 refrain from consuming; "You will have to forgo alcohol"
abandon, give up
 give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"
surrender, cede, deliver, give up
 relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
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forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo
 lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime
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release, relinquish, resign, free, give up
 part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
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spare, give up, part with, dispense with
 give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"
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10 vacate, resign, renounce, give up
 leave (a job, post, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
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11 give up, allow
 allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run"
12 discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
 put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"

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