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Definition of Giving up
1. Noun. A verbal act of admitting defeat.
Exact synonyms: Surrender, Yielding
Generic synonyms: Relinquishing, Relinquishment
Derivative terms: Surrender, Yield
Generic synonyms: Relinquishing, Relinquishment
Derivative terms: Surrender, Yield
2. Noun. The act of forsaking.
Exact synonyms: Forsaking
Generic synonyms: Forgoing, Forswearing, Renunciation
Derivative terms: Forsake
Generic synonyms: Forgoing, Forswearing, Renunciation
Derivative terms: Forsake
Definition of Giving up
1. Verb. (present participle of give up) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Giving Up
Literary usage of Giving up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The messenger to whom he entrusted it was attacked and murdered, but instead of
giving up the' diamond swallowed it. Sancy had the body opened and .found ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Many of the Protestant nobles signed the book, but they had no idea of giving up
their own share of the ecclesiastical plunder. ..."
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