GIVE UP

verb Date: 13th century transitive verb to yield control or possession of ; surrender , to desist from ; abandon , to declare incurable or insoluble, 4. to abandon (oneself) to a particular feeling, influence, or activity , to devote to a particular purpose or use, to despair of seeing , to allow (a hit or run in baseball) while pitching, intransitive verb to cease doing or attempting something especially as an admission of defeat ; quit