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Give in and Resist

Give in

Give in verb - To give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit).
Usage example: give in and have some chocolate

Resist is an antonym for give in in admit defeat topic.

Resist

Resist verb - To refuse to give in to.
Usage example: it is important to resist the temptation to run away from your problems

Give in is an antonym for resist in withstand topic.

Both terms in one sentence

  • Ryu is always at a constant inner struggle with himself: Should he continue to resist the Satsui no Hadou, or give in as Akuma suggests?
    Source: Tragic Hero
  • Compelling Voice A Servant can resist the compulsion a bit if they have enormous willpower, but they will give in and perform the task, even if that command is to kill themselves.
  • This bit comes up again in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, where one of Reznov's targets, Kravchenko, is revealed to have survived – when he shows up, one of the plot-changing decisions you get to make is whether to resist the brainwashing and let him talk, or give in and shoot him.
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