To give up a possession, claim, or right

• abandon

  1. To leave, as in danger or out of necessity; forsake; desert
  2. To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat:
  3. To yield (oneself) completely, as to emotion.

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  1. To leave, as in danger or out of necessity; forsake; desert
  2. To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat:
  3. To yield (oneself) completely, as to emotion.

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• abdicate

  1. To surrender or repudiate (a right, responsibility, etc.)
  2. To give up formally (a high office, throne, authority, etc.)
  3. To relinquish (power or responsibility) formally.

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  1. To surrender or repudiate (a right, responsibility, etc.)
  2. To give up formally (a high office, throne, authority, etc.)
  3. To relinquish (power or responsibility) formally.

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• cede

  1. To surrender possession of, especially by treaty.
  2. To yield; grant:
  3. To give up one's rights in; surrender formally

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  1. To surrender possession of, especially by treaty.
  2. To yield; grant:
  3. To give up one's rights in; surrender formally

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• demit

  1. (Archaic) To dismiss.
  2. To give up an office or position; resign.
  3. To resign

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  1. (Archaic) To dismiss.
  2. To give up an office or position; resign.
  3. To resign

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• hand over

  1. (Idiomatic) To relinquish control or possession of something to someone.

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  1. (Idiomatic) To relinquish control or possession of something to someone.

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• quitclaim

  1. To relinquish, release, or transfer a title, claim, or interest to another.
  2. To transfer (one's interest in property) without warranty as to the extent of ownership on the part of the seller.
  3. To give up a claim or title to, esp. by a quitclaim deed

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  1. To relinquish, release, or transfer a title, claim, or interest to another.
  2. To transfer (one's interest in property) without warranty as to the extent of ownership on the part of the seller.
  3. To give up a claim or title to, esp. by a quitclaim deed

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• relinquish

  1. To cease holding physically; release:
  2. To give up or abandon (control of something or a claim, for example).
  3. To give up; abandon (a plan, policy, etc.)

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  1. To cease holding physically; release:
  2. To give up or abandon (control of something or a claim, for example).
  3. To give up; abandon (a plan, policy, etc.)

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• render

  1. To surrender or relinquish; yield:
  2. To give in return or by obligation:
  3. To deliver or pronounce formally:

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  1. To surrender or relinquish; yield:
  2. To give in return or by obligation:
  3. To deliver or pronounce formally:

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• renounce

  1. To give up (a claim, right, belief, etc.), usually by a formal public statement
  2. To disclaim one's association with (a person or country, for example).
  3. To give up (a title or possession, for example), especially by formal announcement.

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  1. To give up (a claim, right, belief, etc.), usually by a formal public statement
  2. To disclaim one's association with (a person or country, for example).
  3. To give up (a title or possession, for example), especially by formal announcement.

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• resign

  1. To submit (oneself) passively; accept as inevitable:
  2. To sign again; to provide one's signature again.
  3. To give up (a position, for example), especially by formal notification.

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  1. To submit (oneself) passively; accept as inevitable:
  2. To sign again; to provide one's signature again.
  3. To give up (a position, for example), especially by formal notification.

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• surrender

  1. To yield or resign (oneself) to an emotion, influence, etc.
  2. To give up or abandon:
  3. (Law) To effectuate a surrender of.

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  1. To yield or resign (oneself) to an emotion, influence, etc.
  2. To give up or abandon:
  3. (Law) To effectuate a surrender of.

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• waive

  1. To refrain from engaging in, sometimes temporarily; cancel or postpone:
  2. (Law) To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forego.
  3. To refrain from insisting on or enforcing (a rule, penalty, or requirement, for example); dispense with:

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  1. To refrain from engaging in, sometimes temporarily; cancel or postpone:
  2. (Law) To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forego.
  3. To refrain from insisting on or enforcing (a rule, penalty, or requirement, for example); dispense with:

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• yield

  1. To produce or bear
  2. To give over possession of, as in deference or defeat; surrender:
  3. To give up, as in defeat; surrender or submit.

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  1. To produce or bear
  2. To give over possession of, as in deference or defeat; surrender:
  3. To give up, as in defeat; surrender or submit.

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To make untrue declarations

• falsify

  1. To state untruthfully; misrepresent.
  2. To declare or prove to be false.
  3. To tell falsehoods; lie

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  1. To state untruthfully; misrepresent.
  2. To declare or prove to be false.
  3. To tell falsehoods; lie

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• fib

  1. To tell a fib.
  2. (Intransitive) To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially.
  3. To tell such a lie or lies

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  1. To tell a fib.
  2. (Intransitive) To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially.
  3. To tell such a lie or lies

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• lie

  1. To say or write as a lie.
  2. To be placed on or supported by a surface that is usually horizontal:
  3. To exist; reside:

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  1. To say or write as a lie.
  2. To be placed on or supported by a surface that is usually horizontal:
  3. To exist; reside:

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• prevaricate

  1. To behave in an evasive or indecisive manner, usually in delay:
  2. To turn aside from, or evade, the truth; equivocate
  3. To tell an untruth; lie

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  1. To behave in an evasive or indecisive manner, usually in delay:
  2. To turn aside from, or evade, the truth; equivocate
  3. To tell an untruth; lie

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• perjure

  1. To cause to violate an oath or a vow; to cause to make oath knowingly to what is untrue; to make guilty of perjury; to forswear; to corrupt.

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  1. To cause to violate an oath or a vow; to cause to make oath knowingly to what is untrue; to make guilty of perjury; to forswear; to corrupt.

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