antautua — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abandon verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
- capitulate verb To stop resisting and agree to the other side's terms; to surrender.
- give up phrasal verb To stop trying to do something because it has become too hard or seems hopeless.
- remit verb To send money, especially as a payment.
- succumb verb To give in to something overpowering, such as pressure, temptation, or illness.
- surrender verb To stop fighting or resisting and give oneself up to an opponent.
Senses
antautua is used for these senses in English:
- abandon (transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
- capitulate (intransitive, originally only in military setting) To surrender on stipulated terms, end all resistance, give up, go along with or comply. [from the end of the 17th c.]
- give up (transitive) To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
- remit (transitive) To allow (something) to slacken, to relax (one's attention etc.).
- remit (transitive, obsolete) To refer (someone to something), direct someone's attention to something.
- succumb (intransitive) To give up, or give in.
- surrender (intransitive, or, reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
abandon — full definition
- verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
- verb To give up an activity, plan, or belief completely.
- noun Total freedom from restraint or inhibition, especially in the phrase "with abandon".