| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To cease trying to accomplish or continue: abandon, break off, desist, discontinue, give up, leave off, quit, remit, stop. Informal : swear off. Slang : lay off. Idioms: call it a day, call it quits, hang up one's fiddle, have done with, throw in the towel. See CONTINUE. 2. To give up a possession, claim, or right: abandon, abdicate, cede, demit, forswear, hand over, quitclaim, render, renounce, resign, surrender, waive, yield. See KEEP. 3. To let (something) go: abandon, cede, forgo, lay down, surrender, yield. See KEEP.
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