Give up and Release

Give up

Give up verb - To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress.
Usage example: was in so much debt he had to give up his house and move into a cheaper apartment

Release is a synonym for give up in fall topic. In some cases you can use "Release" instead a verb "Give up", when it comes to topics like send to another place by force.

Release

Release verb - Part with a possession or right.

Give up is a synonym for release in surrender topic. You can use "Give up" instead a verb "Release".

Nearby Words: released, releasing

Both terms in one sentence

  • Heroic Mime aka: Silent Protagonist You travel through the desert, release cloth creatures, avoid getting caught by the war machines, and never give up on your goal without a single word coming out of you.
  • Pokémon Black and White versions feature as the main antagonist force Team Plasma, whose intent is to make trainers give up their Pokémon in order to release them back into the wild.
  • Martyr Without a Cause As early as volume 8 of the Manga, he offers to give up his left eye to a spider demon if she'll release a friend, the Zashiki-Warashi, who was trying to recover his stolen right eye, leading to the monster deconstructing this trope and giving him an epiphany.
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