give
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give
(Grant), verb accord, adminster, afford, allot, assign, award, bequeath, bestow, cede, commit, concede, confer, consign, contribute, deal, deed, deliver, devise, devote, dispose of, distribute, donate, endow, entrust, equip, furnish, impart, indulge, leave, make a gift, make a presentaaion, pass, present, prodere, proffer, provide, remit, submit, supply, surrender, transfer, transmit, turn over, vouchsafe, willAssociated concepts: bequeath, convey, deliver, devise, give judgment, give notice
Foreign phrases: Praesentare nihil aliud est quam praesto dare seu offere.To present is no more than to give or offer forthwith.
give
(Yield), verb abate, become flexible, become less rigid, become pliant, collapse, compromise, concede, deponere, ease, loosen, retreat, sag, soften, surrenderSee also: adduce, administer, allow, ascribe, attorn, authorize, bear, bequeath, bestow, cede, concede, confer, contribute, convey, dedicate, delegate, deliver, descend, devise, devolve, disburse, distribute, dole, endow, endue, extend, fund, furnish, grant, lend, loan, mete, offer, pander, present, proffer, provide, relax, relent, render, replenish, send, spend, subsidize, supply, tender, transfer, transmit, yield