give place

English

Verb

give place (third-person singular simple present gives place, present participle giving place, simple past gave place, past participle given place)

  1. To be replaced by something.
    Telephone boxes have largely given place to mobile phones.
  2. (dated) To yield.
    Synonyms: give ground, give way
    • Bible, Ephesians 4:27
      Neither give place to the Devil.
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