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| VERB: | 1. To cease trying to accomplish or continue: abandon, break off, desist, discontinue, give up, leave off, quit, relinquish, stop. Informal : swear off. Slang : lay off. Idioms: call it a day, call it quits, hang up one's fiddle, have done with, throw in the towel. See CONTINUE. 2. To put off until a later time: adjourn, defer1, delay, hold off, hold up, postpone, shelve, stay1, suspend, table, waive. Informal : wait. Idioms: put on ice. See DO. 3. To grant forgiveness to or for: condone, excuse, forgive, pardon. Idioms: forgive and forget. See FORGIVENESS. 4. To become or cause to become less active or intense: abate, bate, die (away, down, off, or out), ease (off or up), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, let up, moderate, slacken, slack off, subside, wane. See INCREASE.
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