give

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. bestow, donate (see giving); give up, yield, concede. —v. i. give in, give way, surrender, yield. —n. elasticity.See relinquishment.

Ant., take.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To transfer]

Syn. grant, bestow, confer, impart, present, endow, bequeath, award, dispense, subsidize, contribute, parcel out, hand out, dole out, give out, pass in, hand in, throw in, hand down, hand over, deliver, let have, tip, remit, pass down, convey, deed, sell, will, give over, make over, put into the hands of, contribute to, lavish upon, consign, negotiate, relinquish, cede, lease, accord, invest, dispose of, part with, fob off, lay upon, turn over, heap upon, transmit, settle, take delivery on, come through with, come across with, shell out, dish out, deal out, fork over, untie the purse strings, kick in, palm off.

Ant. maintain*, withhold, take.

2. [To provide]

Syn. furnish, proffer, supply; see provide 1 .

3. [To produce]

Syn. yield, furnish, return; see produce 1 .

4. [To yield under pressure]

Syn. give way, retreat, collapse, fall, contract, offer no resistance, shrink, recede, open, relax, sag, bend, flex, crumble, crumple, yield, bow to.

Ant. resist*, remain rigid, stand firm.

5. [To allot]

Syn. assign, dispense, deal; see distribute 1 .

6. [To inflict]

Syn. strike, deliver, mete out; see inflict 1 .

7. [To pass on]

Syn. communicate, transmit, transfer; see carry 2 .

8. [To give a speech]

Syn. deliver, present, read; see address 2 .

9. [To give a play]

Syn. put on, present, produce; see perform 2 .

10. [To administer]

Syn. minister, provide with, dispense; see administer 2 .

• what gives*,

Syn. what happened? what is going on? tell me the facts; see what 2 .

Syn.- give is the general word meaning to transfer from one's own possession to that of another; grant implies that there has been a request or an expressed deSire for the thing given [ to grant a favor ] ; present implies a certain formality in the giving and often connotes considerable value in the gift [ he presented the school with a library ] ; donate is used especially of a giving to some philanthropic or religious cause; bestow stresses that the thing is given gratuitously and may imply condescension in the giver [ to bestow charity upon the poor ] ; confer implies that the giver is a superior and that the thing given is an honor, privilege, etc. [ to confer a title, a college degree, etc. ]

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

1. contribute, bestow donate, present, hand over, confer, award, dispense, deliver, transmit, provide, *fork over, convey, *shell out, entrust.

2. impart express, communicate, send, deliver, offer, announce, state.

3. concede yield, bend, surrender, relinquish.

4. collapse buckle, cave in, fall.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To make a gift of. Also used with away: bestow, hand out, present2. See GIVE. 2. To present as a gift to a charity or cause: bestow, contribute, donate, hand out. See GIVE. 3. To relinquish to the possession or control of another: deliver, furnish, hand, hand over, provide, supply, transfer, turn over. See GIVE. 4. To distribute (money) as payment: disburse, expend, lay out, outlay, pay (out), spend. Informal: fork out (or over or up), shell out. See SAVE. 5. To provide as a remedy: administer, apply, dispense. See GIVE. 6. To mete out by means of some action: administer, deal, deliver. See GIVE. 7. To let have as a favor, prerogative, or privilege: accord, award, concede, grant, vouchsafe. See GIVE. 8. To put in the charge of another for care, use, or performance. Also used with over: commend, commit, confide, consign, entrust, hand over, relegate, trust, turn over. Idiom: give in trust (or charge). See GIVE. 9. To devote (oneself or one's efforts): address, apply, bend, buckle down, concentrate, dedicate, devote, direct, focus, turn. See COLLECT, WORK. 10. To set aside or distribute as a share: admeasure, allocate, allot, allow, apportion, assign, lot, measure out, mete (out). See COLLECT. 11. To produce on the stage: act (out), do, dramatize, enact, perform, present2, put on, stage. See PERFORMING ARTS. 12. To organize and carry out (an activity): have, hold, stage. See CONTROL, PLANNED. 13. To cause (a disease) to pass to another or others: carry, communicate, convey, pass, spread, transmit. See MOVE. 14. To bring forth (a product): bear, produce, yield. See RICH. 15. To discharge material, as vapor or fumes, usually suddenly and violently: emit, give forth, give off, give out, issue, let off, let out, release, send forth, throw off, vent. See FREE, MOVE. 16. To be unable to hold up: bend. See HELP. 17. To fall in: buckle, cave in, collapse, crumple, go. Idiom: give way. See EXPLOSION. II noun The quality or state of being flexible: bounce, ductility, elasticity, flexibility, flexibleness, malleability, malleableness, plasticity, pliability, pliableness, pliancy, pliantness, resilience, resiliency, spring, springiness, suppleness. Obsolete: flexure. See FLEXIBLE.