give up

lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

give up with the intent of never claiming again

• “Abandon your life to God”
• “She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti”
• “We gave the drowning victim up for dead”

give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

• “In the second round, the challenger gave up”

put an end to a state or an activity

• “Quit teasing your little brother”

give up what is not strictly needed

• “he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey”

part with a possession or right

• “I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest”
• “resign a claim to the throne”

leave (a job, post, post, or position) voluntarily

• “She vacated the position when she got pregnant”
• “The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds”

relinquish possession or control over

• “The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in”

give up or agree to forego to the power or possession of another

• “The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered”

stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas, claims, etc.

• “He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage”
• “Both sides have to give up some calims in these negociations”

allow the other (baseball) team to score

• “give up a run”

refrain from consuming

• “You will have to forgo alcohol”