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give-up the ghost

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

MWE

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
choke
pasttense
give-uped the ghost
presentparticiple
give-uping the ghost
thirdpersonsingular
give-ups the ghost
pastparticiple
give-uped the ghost