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English verb: give off | |||
| 1. | give off (stative) have as a by-product | ||
| Samples | The big cities gave off so many wonderful American qualities. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | feature, have | ||
| 2. | give off (weather) give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. | ||
| Samples | The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits. | ||
| Synonyms | emit, give out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | effuse, fume, radiate, ray, reek, reflect, scintillate, shine, shoot, smoke, spark, sparkle, steam | ||
| Antonyms | take in, absorb | ||
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