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Contexts ▼▲ Opposite of present participle for to retain or store something Opposite of present participle for to grip or grasp something Opposite of present participle for to stop associating with Opposite of present participle for to give something and receive something of the same kind in return Opposite of present participle for to give a portion or part of something to others (informal) Opposite of present participle for to get rid off (computing) Opposite of present participle for to move digital data or files from one device to another (informal) Opposite of present participle for to pass or give (something to someone) Opposite of present participle for to give, place or hand back something Opposite of present participle for to offer as a religious sacrifice … more ▼ ▲ Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to retain or store something giving up surrendering relinquishing yielding ceding delivering rendering conveying turning in coughing up handing over laying down turning over giving in submitting remitting assigning supplying furnishing providing feeding conferring relegating handing in passing on renouncing waiving forfeiting giving abdicating losing abandoning letting go of transferring parting with giving away Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to grip or grasp something releasing Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to stop associating with dropping jettisoning scrapping dumping junking ditching discarding chucking eliminating shedding tossing unloading throwing out exorcizingUS cashiering exorcisingUK axing relinquishing binning losing pitching rejecting throwing away casting aside laying by flinging off eighty-sixing shucking off deep-sixing flinging away casting off sloughing off excluding abandoning deserting nixing sluffing off washing your hands of forgoing flinging throwing off forsaking negativing trashing culling disposing removing dispatching expelling ejecting dispossessing dispensing with getting shot of thrusting aside throwing on the scrapheap setting aside tossing out parting with doing away with disposing of sweeping away throwing overboard getting rid of chucking out chucking away having done with shaking off casting away “A good workplace culture will allow you to retain your talented employees.” Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to give something and receive something of the same kind in return exchanging swapping trading changing switching interchanging replacing substituting bandying reversing transferring wrixling flip-flopping converting into swapping over handing over yielding ceding surrendering reciprocating displacing shifting commuting bartering superseding “On second thoughts, I'll keep this ring!” Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to give a portion or part of something to others sharing apportioning allocating allotting dispensing distributing rationing dividing up portioning out divvying meting prorating rationing out assigning dealing dealing out divvying up doling out giving out handing out carving up dishing out measuring out parceling out parcelling out partitioning out splitting up according administering cutting the pie piecing up “Each of us would just get our own fries and hoard them for ourselves.” Verb ▲ (informal) Opposite of present participle for to get rid off losing discarding chucking ditching dumping junking scrapping shedding binning tossing abandoning casting aside casting off dispensing with doing away with getting rid of giving up jettisoning leaving throwing out tossing out unloading cashiering casting deep-sixing deserting disposing of eighty-sixing exorcisingUK exorcizingUS forsaking putting out to pasture relinquishing shucking shucking off throwing aside throwing away writing off “Your overall outfit looks horrible, but I would keep the shoes as they look decent.” Verb ▲ (computing) Opposite of present participle for to move digital data or files from one device to another transferring copying backuping downloading moving loading uploading pasting cutting “You may choose to either delete or leave the files that are located in the Recycling Bin.” Verb ▲ (informal) Opposite of present participle for to pass or give (something to someone) throwing passing giving handing transferring conveying delivering handing over handing out handing down giving over handing round passing on letting someone have sending on “Keep the change, you filthy animal!” Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to give, place or hand back something returning yielding handing back retroceding sending back carrying back giving back restoring taking back paying back putting back thrusting back tossing back placing back “The DVD is not due back for another week, so you can continue to keep it.” Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to offer as a religious sacrifice offering sacrificing immolating giving giving up offering up “She was reluctant to give up her firstborn, so she decided to save him and offered herself in his place.” 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