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gives in
verb as in admit defeat
Weak matches
- 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
Example Sentences
Deals struck between the Vatican and Beijing in recent years appear to have left a situation where the Chinese government appoints Catholic bishops, and the Pope gives in and recognises them.
This speech could be one of the last the president gives in front of a crowd that size and with cheers that thunderous.
The reason Faith and Law gives in this filing for holding the retreat is that it’s “for attendees to learn how to apply a Biblical framework to their work.”
But when his phone buzzes and an owner asks for help, Quintero almost always gives in.
If the West gives in to Putin’s food blackmail, we will all pay a price — and it will be far dearer than the increased cost of grain.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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