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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
quit \quit\, v. t. imp. p. p. quit or quitted; p. pr.
vb. n. quitting. oe. quiten, of. quiter, quitier,
cuitier, f. quitter, to acquit, quit, ll. quietare, fr. l.
quietare to calm, to quiet, fr. quietus quiet. see quiet,
a., and cf. quit, a., quite, acquit, requite.
1. to set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or
oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate. r.
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to quit you of this fear, you have already looked
death in the face; what have you found so terrible
in it? --wake.
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2. to release from obligation, accusation, penalty, or the
like; to absolve; to acquit.
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there may no gold them quyte. --chaucer.
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god will relent, and quit thee all his debt.
--milton.
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3. to discharge, as an obligation or duty; to meet and
satisfy, as a claim or debt; to make payment for or of; to
requite; to repay.
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the blissful martyr quyte you your meed. --chaucer.
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enkindle all the sparks of nature
to quit this horrid act. --shak.
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before that judge that quits each soul his hire.
--fairfax.
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4. to meet the claims upon, or expectations entertained of;
to conduct; to acquit; -- used reflexively.
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be strong, and quit yourselves like men. --1 sam.
iv. 9.
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samson hath quit himself
like samson. --milton.
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5. to carry through; to go through to the end. obs.
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never worthy prince a day did quit
with greater hazard and with more renown. --daniel.
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6. to have done with; to cease from; to stop; hence, to
depart from; to leave; to forsake; as, to quit work; to
quit the place; to quit jesting.
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such a superficial way of examining is to quit truth
for appearance. --locke.
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to quit cost, to pay; to reimburse.
to quit scores, to make even; to clear mutually from
demands.
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does not the earth quit scores with all the elements
in the noble fruits that issue from it? --south.
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syn: to leave; relinquish; resign; abandon; forsake;
surrender; discharge; requite.
usage: quit, leave. leave is a general term, signifying
merely an act of departure; quit implies a going
without intention of return, a final and absolute
abandonment.
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see also:
quit quitted quitting quiet quite acquit
requite to quit cost to quit scores leave
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
quit
v 1: put an end to a state or an activity; "quit teasing your
little brother" syn: discontinue, stop, cease, give
up, lay off ant: continue
2: give up or retire from a position; "the secretary fo the
navy will leave office next month"; "the chairman resigned
over the financial scandal" syn: leave office, step
down, resign ant: take office
3: go away or leave syn: depart, take leave ant: stay
4: turn away from; give up; "i am foreswearing women forever"
syn: foreswear, renounce, relinquish
5: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat;
"in the second round, the challenger gave up" syn: drop
out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the
wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, chuck up the
sponge ant: enter
also: quitting, quitted
see also:
discontinue stop cease give up lay off continue
leave office step down resign take office depart
take leave stay foreswear renounce relinquish
drop out give up fall by the wayside drop by the wayside throw in
throw in the towel chuck up the sponge enter quitting quitted
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
quitted
see quit
see also:
quit
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