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give in

• cease fighting or arguing; admit defeat.
• "he reluctantly gave in to the pressure"
Similar: capitulate, admit/concede defeat, give up, surrender, yield, submit, climb down, back down, give way, defer, acquiesce, relent, succumb, comply, throw in the towel/sponge,
Opposite: hold out,
• hand in a completed document to an official or a piece of work to a supervisor.
• "I intend to give in my essay by Monday"


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