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present tense third-person singular of give up
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1
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
- was in so much debt he had to give up his house and move into a cheaper apartment
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2
to stop doing (something) permanently
- I hope you won't give up playing the piano
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3
to yield to the control or power of enemy forces
- with the prospect of a renewed enemy attack, the regiment decided to simply give up
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4
to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly
- even in the darkest days of her troubled marriage, she refused to give herself up to feelings of utter hopelessness
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- abstains (from),
- eschews,
- forbears,
- forgoes
- (also foregoes),
- refrains (from)
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“Gives up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gives%20up. Accessed 25 Oct. 2021.
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