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| Main Entry: |
give in/give up
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | admit defeat |
| Synonyms: | abandon, back down, bail out, bow out, buckle under, capitulate, cave in, cease, cede, chicken out, collapse, comply, concede, cry uncle, cut out, desist, despair, drop, drop like a hot potato, fold, forswear, hand over, leave off, pull out, quit, relinquish, resign, stop, submit, surrender, take the oath, throw in the towel, waive, walk out on, wash one's hands of, yield |
| Antonyms: | fight, hold out, stand up to, withstand |
| Main Entry: | kick in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contribute |
| Synonyms: | ante up, chip in, commit, dish out, dole out, donate, fork over, furnish, give, hand out, hand over, pitch in, pony up, provide |
| Main Entry: | leave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abandon, renounce |
| Synonyms: | back out, cease, cede, desert, desist, drop, drop out, evacuate, forbear, forsake, give notice, give up*, hand over, knock off, maroon, quit, refrain, relinquish, resign, stop, surrender, terminate, waive, yield |
| Notes: | let means to make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen, to allow; leave means to go away from a place |
| Antonyms: | continue, hold, keep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pass |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give, transfer |
| Synonyms: | buck, convey, deliver, exchange, hand, hand over, kick, let have, reach, relinquish, send, shoot, throw, transmit |
| Antonyms: | receive, take |
| Main Entry: | pay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give money for goods, services |
| Synonyms: | adjust, bear the cost, bear the expense, bequeath, bestow, chip in, clear, come through, compensate, confer, cough up, defray, dig up, disburse, discharge, extend, foot the bill, foot*, grant, hand over*, handle, honor, kick in, liquidate, make payment, meet, offer, plunk down, prepay, present, proffer, put up, recompense, recoup, refund, reimburse, remit, remunerate, render, repay, requite, reward, satisfy, settle, stake, take care of |
| Antonyms: | earn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | provide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | supply, support |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, add, administer, afford, arrange, bestow, bring, care, cater, contribute, dispense, equip, favor, feather, feed, fit, fit out, fix up, fix up with, furnish, give, grant, hand over, heel, impart, implement, indulge, keep, lend, line, look after, maintain, minister, outfit, prepare, present, procure, produce, proffer, provision, ration, ready, render, replenish, serve, stake, stock, stock up, store, sustain, take care of, transfer, turn out, yield |
| Antonyms: | deprive, remove, take |
| Main Entry: | refer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | direct, guide |
| Synonyms: | commit, consign, deliver, hand in, hand over, introduce, pass on, point, put in touch, recommend, relegate, send, submit, transfer, turn over |
| Notes: | allude is 'mention indirectly, hint at' and refer is 'mention directly' |
| Antonyms: | hold back |
| Main Entry: | relay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pass on, transmit |
| Synonyms: | broadcast, carry, communicate, deliver, hand down, hand on, hand over, send, send forth, spread, transfer, turn over |
| Antonyms: | check, hold on, keep |
| Main Entry: | relegate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assign, transfer |
| Synonyms: | accredit, charge, commend, commit, confide, consign, credit, delegate, entrust, hand over, pass on, refer, turn over |
| Notes: | as a noun, delegate is a person appointed or elected to represent others - as a verb delegate means to transfer power or authority to someone; relegate means to refer to another person for decision or judgment or assign to a lower position or reduce in rank |
| Antonyms: | assume, hold, keep |
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