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give quarter

VERB
pity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
feel for forgive pardon
STRONG
ache comfort commiserate condole console relent reprieve solace soothe sympathize understand
WEAK
be sorry for be sympathetic bleed for feel with grant amnesty grieve with have compassion have mercy on identify with lament with put out of one's misery show forgiveness show sympathy take pity on weep for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
punish
STRONG
agitate annoy distress hurt trouble upset worry
WEAK
disdain scorn
VERB
relent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acquiesce capitulate cave in come around comply ease off give in give up let go quit relax slacken soften subside
STRONG
drop ease ebb fall fold forbear melt moderate slow wane weaken yield
WEAK
be merciful change one's mind cool it cry uncle die away ease up on give some slack give way go along with go easy on have mercy have pity lay back let it happen lighten up mellow out say uncle show mercy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
grow increase worry
STRONG
advance ascend continue free rise
WEAK
build

Example Sentences

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Which probably explains why we give quarter to all these smelly charlatans in the first place.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2012

Yet our faith in her lies in the fact that she will not give quarter to your stupid judgments.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2012

At the moment, however, that they are, to all appearance, about to be exterminated by a volley from the patriots, Jago cries out to hold and give quarter, for that they are Creoles and friends.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 by Various

And then in a few minutes, from across the road again, and near where he was at first, came these soft words: 'Mr. Rollo—will you give quarter if I surrender at discretion?

From Wych Hazel by Warner, Susan

I don't give quarter, and I don't expect any.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 by Various