Antonyms for give up

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : giv-uhp

Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɪvˌʌp

Definition of give up

Origin : Old English giefan (W. Saxon) "to give, bestow; allot, grant; commit, devote, entrust," class V strong verb (past tense geaf, past participle giefen), from Proto-Germanic *gebanan (cf. Old Frisian jeva, Middle Dutch gheven, Dutch geven, Old High German geban, German geben, Gothic giban), from PIE *ghabh- "to take, hold, have, give" (see habit). It became yiven in Middle English, but changed to guttural "g" by influence of Old Norse gefa "to give," Old Danish givæ. Meaning "to yield to pressure" is from 1570s.
Give in "yield" is from 1610s; give out is mid-14c., "publish, announce;" meaning "run out, break down" is from 1520s. Give up "surrender" is mid-12c. To give (someone) a cold seems to reflect the old belief that one could be cured of disease by deliberately infecting others. What gives? "what is happening?" is attested from 1940. Give-and-take (n.) is originally from horse racing (1769) and refers to races in which bigger horses were given more weight to carry, lighter ones less. General sense attested by 1778.

As in refund : noun returned money
As in kick : verb quit a habit
As in lay off : verb stop doing
As in leave : verb abandon, renounce
As in leave off : verb stop
As in lose : verb be deprived of; mislay
As in abstain : verb hold back from doing
As in quit : verb abandon, leave
As in quit : verb stop doing something
As in back down : verb back off
As in back out : verb withdraw
As in refrain : verb do without; keep from doing
As in relent : verb die down; let up
As in render : verb contribute
As in renounce : verb abandon, reject
As in abdicate : verb give up a right, position, or power
As in scrub : verb cancel
As in sell/sell out : verb betray
As in shelve : verb defer, postpone
As in turn over : verb give, transfer
As in vacate : verb leave empty
As in write off : verb devalue; forget about
As in yield : verb give in, surrender
As in back off : verb retreat
As in knuckle under : verb give in
As in cry uncle : verb to surrender
As in give in : verb admit defeat
As in break : verb stop an action
As in capitulate : verb give in
As in cede : verb abandon, surrender
As in despond : verb despair
As in chicken out : verb back down
As in quitclaim : verb abdicate
As in comply : verb abide by, follow agreement or instructions
As in concede : verb acknowledge, give in
As in consent : verb agree
As in cut out : verb excise, remove
As in abnegate : verb renounce
As in deliver : verb relinquish possession
As in desert : verb abandon, defect
As in desist : verb stop, refrain from
As in discard : verb get rid of
As in discontinue : verb prevent activity from going on
As in dispense with : verb omit; do away with
As in do without : verb get along without
As in drop : verb let go of; fall
As in drop : verb abandon; ignore
As in drop out : verb stop doing an activity
As in end : verb bring to an end
As in eschew : verb have nothing to do with
As in extradite : verb send to another place by force
As in fall : verb be overthrown by an enemy; surrender
As in forsake : verb abandon, turn one's back on
As in forswear : verb abandon, disavow
As in give in/give up : verb admit defeat
As in hand over : verb give back; release

Example sentences :

He looked back sixty years, and said it was time to give up.
Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford

But give up an inclination, and there is some merit in that.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

Why could he not go back, face them, give up his gun, wait for the law to speak?
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

Have I not conjured you, as you value my peace—What is it that I do not give up?
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

You have sometimes seemed to pity me, that I am obliged to give up every point.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

To let yourself be killed when you ought not is to give up fighting.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

Then you mean to give up society for the sake of nursing the poor?
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

Only a week—and love was one of the things she had had to give up, with others.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

It had taken courage, God knew, to give up everything and come away.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Dr. Ed says Max wants you to give up your training and marry him now.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Synonyms for give up

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