[verb] 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" Synonyms:abandon
[verb] put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" Synonyms:discontinue, stop, cease, quit, lay off
[verb] give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey" Synonyms:spare, part with, dispense with
[verb] part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" Synonyms:release, relinquish, resign, free
[verb] 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" Synonyms:vacate, resign, renounce
[verb] relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" Synonyms:surrender, cede, deliver
[verb] give up or agree to forego to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered" Synonyms:surrender
[verb] 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" Synonyms:abandon
[verb] allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run" Synonyms:allow
[verb] refrain from consuming; "You will have to forgo alcohol" Synonyms:forgo
