forgo vs give up

forgo and give up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
forgo	No	No	Yes	No
give up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, forgo and give up are synonyms defined as:

forgo and give up: lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime

Other synonyms of forgo include forego, forfeit, throw overboard, waive.

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

Other hyponyms of forgo include kick.

forgo (verb)	give up (verb)
lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime	stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
do without or cease to hold or adhere to	give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
be earlier in time; go back further	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