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Giving Up
see synonyms of giving upNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Giving Up
see synonyms of giving upverb (adverb)
1.
to abandon hope (for)
2. (transitive)
to renounce (an activity, belief, etc)
I have given up smoking
3. (transitive)
to relinquish or resign from
he gave up the presidency
4. (tr; usually reflexive)
to surrender
the escaped convict gave himself up
5. (transitive)
to reveal or disclose (information)
6. (intransitive)
to admit one's defeat or inability to do something
7. (tr; often passive or reflexive)
to devote completely (to)
she gave herself up to caring for the sick
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Giving Up
see synonyms of giving up1.
to hand over; turn over; surrender
2.
to stop; cease
3.
to admit failure and stop trying
4.
to lose hope for; despair of
5.
to sacrifice; devote wholly
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