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give in

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  • verb to collapse or fall
  • verb idiomatic to relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat
  • verb to droop the head

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb yield to another's wish or opinion
  • verb consent reluctantly

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synonyms (35)

Words with the same meaning

  1. back down
  2. bow to
  3. break off combat
  4. cave in
  5. cease resistance
  6. circulate
  7. come across with
  8. deliver
  9. deliver over
  10. distribute
  11. fork over
  12. forward
  13. give ground
  14. give out
  15. give over
  16. give up
  17. give way
  18. hand
  19. hand in
  20. hand it to
  21. hand out
  22. hand over
  23. lose face
  24. pass
  25. pass out
  26. pass over
  27. quit the field
  28. reach
  29. render
  30. resign
  31. surrender
  32. transfer
  33. turn over
  34. yield
  35. yield the palm

hypernyms (4)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. buckle under
  2. knuckle under
  3. succumb
  4. yield

cross-references (3)

Cross-references

  1. break down
  2. cave in
  3. give up

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