Ungive

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To yield, relax, slacken, give way or loosen. ambitransitive, obsolete
  2. 2
    To melt; thaw. UK, dialectal, intransitive
  3. 3
    To take back something that had been given. transitive

    ""Impossible," Vail said. "She's going to work at one of the prestige films at the end of this month. She's already given notice!" "Well apparently she ungave it. [...]""

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""Impossible," Vail said. "She's going to work at one of the prestige films at the end of this month. She's already given notice!" "Well apparently she ungave it. [...]""

Etymology

From un- + give.

Related phrases

give way

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