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- verb intransitive, idiomatic To cease clinging to life; to
die . - verb intransitive, idiomatic, figuratively To
quit ; to cease functioning. - verb intransitive To cede a commitment to or identification with.
Etymologies
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King James Version of the Bible (1611), Gospel of Mark, 15:37.
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