dispense with vs give up

dispense with and give up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dispense with	No	No	Yes	No
give up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dispense with and give up are synonyms defined as:

dispense with and give up: give up what is not strictly needed

Other synonyms of dispense with include part with, spare.

As verbs, give up is a hyponym of dispense with; that is, give up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dispense with:

dispense with: do without or cease to hold or adhere to
give up: stop consuming

Other hyponyms of dispense with include kick.

dispense with (verb)	give up (verb)
forgo or do or go without	stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
give up what is not strictly needed	give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
do without or cease to hold or adhere to	give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
	stop consuming
	give up with the intent of never claiming again
	relinquish possession or control over
	lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime
	part with a possession or right
	give up what is not strictly needed
	allow the other (baseball) team to score
	leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
	put an end to a state or an activity

dispense with vs give up

dispense with and give up both are verbs.

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