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Word:

 

Word - rootword - affixes
milunga - lunga - mi-~
mi.lu.nga. - 3 syllables

mi- = milunga
milunga

milunga : relented (pp.)
lunga [lu.ngâ.] : sesame (n.); sesame seed (n.); give up (v.); relent (v.)

Derivatives of lunga


Glosses:
relent
v. (stative)1. relent, soften, yieldgive in, as to influence or pressure.
~ truckleyield to out of weakness.
sesame seed
n. (food)1. benniseed, sesame seedsmall oval seeds of the sesame plant.
~ sesame oiloil obtained from sesame seeds.
~ flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasonersomething added to food primarily for the savor it imparts.
~ benne, benni, benny, sesame, sesamum indicumEast Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil.
give up
v. (possession)1. forego, forfeit, forgo, give up, throw overboard, waivelose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime.; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"
~ abandonforsake, leave behind.; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
~ lapselet slip.; "He lapsed his membership"
v. (possession)2. abandon, give upgive up with the intent of never claiming again.; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"
~ foreswear, relinquish, renounce, quitturn away from; give up.; "I am foreswearing women forever"
v. (competition)3. chuck up the sponge, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, give up, quit, throw in, throw in the towelgive up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat.; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"
v. (stative)4. cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stopput an end to a state or an activity.; "Quit teasing your little brother"
~ knock off, dropstop pursuing or acting.; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!"
~ leave offstop using.; "leave off your jacket--no need to wear it here"
~ sign offcease broadcasting; get off the air; as of radio stations.
~ retire, withdrawwithdraw from active participation.; "He retired from chess"
~ pull the plugprevent from happening or continuing.; "The government pulled the plug on spending"
~ close off, shut offstem the flow of.; "shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation"
~ cheeseused in the imperative (get away, or stop it).; "Cheese it!"
~ call it a day, call it quitsstop doing what one is doing.; "At midnight, the student decided to call it quits and closed his books"
~ breakgive up.; "break cigarette smoking"
v. (possession)5. dispense with, give up, part with, sparegive up what is not strictly needed.; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"
~ givetransfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody.; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
v. (possession)6. free, give up, release, relinquish, resignpart with a possession or right.; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
~ hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, giveplace into the hands or custody of.; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
~ derequisitionrelease from government control.
~ sacrifice, giveendure the loss of.; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
v. (social)7. give up, renounce, resign, vacateleave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily.; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
~ abdicate, renouncegive up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations.; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"
~ leave office, step down, quit, resigngive up or retire from a position.; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
v. (possession)8. cede, deliver, give up, surrenderrelinquish possession or control over.; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
~ gift, present, givegive as a present; make a gift of.; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
~ yield upsurrender, as a result of pressure or force.
~ sellgive up for a price or reward.; "She sold her principles for a successful career"
~ sign away, sign overformally assign ownership of.; "She signed away her rights"
v. (competition)9. give up, surrendergive up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another.; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"
~ abnegatesurrender (power or a position).; "The King abnegated his power to the ministers"
~ yieldcease opposition; stop fighting.
~ concedeacknowledge defeat.; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"
~ capitulatesurrender under agreed conditions.
v. (cognition)10. abandon, give upstop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims.; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"
~ ease up, give way, move over, yield, givemove in order to make room for someone for something.; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
~ cave in, collapse, fall in, give way, founder, give, breakbreak down, literally or metaphorically.; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
v. (social)11. allow, give upallow the other (baseball) team to score.; "give up a run"
v. (consumption)12. give up, kickstop consuming.; "kick a habit"; "give up alcohol"
~ foreswear, forgo, waive, dispense with, forego, relinquishdo without or cease to hold or adhere to.; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"
relent