overgave — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abandonment noun The act of leaving someone or something behind completely, or the state of having been left that way.
- capitulation noun The act of stopping resistance and accepting the demands of an opponent.
- surrender verb To stop fighting or resisting and give oneself up to an opponent.
Senses
overgave is used for these senses in English:
- abandonment (legal) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author. [Early 19th century.]
- capitulation The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms; the act of ceasing to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.
- surrender An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.
abandonment — full definition
- noun The act of leaving someone or something behind completely, or the state of having been left that way.
- noun In law, the formal giving up of a right, claim, or piece of property.
capitulation — full definition
- noun The act of stopping resistance and accepting the demands of an opponent.
- noun The formal surrender of an army, city or fortress, usually on agreed terms.
- noun A phase in which investors give up and sell heavily, driving prices sharply lower before a market bottoms out.