Antonyms for lose it

Grammar : Verb

Spell : looz

Phonetic Transcription : luz

Definition of lose it

Origin : Old English losian "be lost, perish," from los "destruction, loss," from Proto-Germanic *lausa- (cf. Old Norse los "the breaking up of an army;" Old English forleosan "to lose, destroy," Old Frisian forliasa, Old Saxon farliosan, Middle Dutch verliesen, Old High German firliosan, German verlieren), from PIE root *leu- "to loosen, divide, cut apart, untie, separate" (cf. Sanskrit lunati "cuts, cuts off," lavitram "sickle;" Greek lyein "to loosen, untie, slacken," lysus "a loosening;" Latin luere "to loose, release, atone for, expiate").
Replaced related leosan (a class II strong verb whose past participle loren survives in forlorn and lovelorn), from Proto-Germanic *leusanan (cf. Old High German virliosan, German verlieren, Old Frisian urliasa, Gothic fraliusan "to lose").
Transitive sense of "to part with accidentally" is from c.1200. Meaning "fail to maintain" is from mid-15c. Meaning "to be defeated" (in a game, etc.) is from 1530s. Meaning "to cause (someone) to lose his way" is from 1640s. To lose (one's) mind "become insane" is attested from c.1500. To lose out "fail" is 1858, American English. Related: Lost; losing.

As in panic : verb become, make afraid or distressed
As in topple : verb fall or knock over; overthrow
As in tumble : verb fall or make fall awkwardly
As in go to pieces : verb break down
As in carry on : verb lose control emotionally
As in crack : verb lose self-control
As in deteriorate : verb decay, degenerate
As in flip out : verb lose one's cool
As in freak out : verb lose control
As in go crazy : verb become insane

Synonyms for lose it

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