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give away

Dictionary definition · give away

verb

  1. make a gift of"She gave away her antique furniture"
  2. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret"The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"
  3. formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father
  4. give away information about somebody"He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).