(v)abandon, give upgive up with the intent of never claiming again“Abandon your life to God”, “She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti”, “We gave the drowning victim up for dead”
(v)abandon, give upstop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims“He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage”, “Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations”