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单词 lay something down
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to formulate (a rule or principle)
The Companies Act lays down a set of minimum requirements.
Synonyms
stipulate
International rules stipulate the number of foreign entrants.
state
establish
prescribe
The judge said he was passing the sentence prescribed by law.
assume
formulate
affirm
ordain (formal)
He ordained that they should wear uniform in public.
set down
postulate
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to sacrifice
The drug traffickers have offered to lay down their arms.
Synonyms
sacrifice
She sacrificed a lot to get where she is today.
give up
After a few attempts he gave up.
yield
He may yield control.
surrender
She had to surrender all rights to her property.
turn over
relinquish
He does not intend to relinquish power.
See lay

Additional synonyms

in the sense of give up
Definition
to admit defeat or failure
After a few attempts he gave up.
Synonyms
stop trying,
surrender,
despair,
cave in (informal),
capitulate,
cede,
throw in the towel,
fall by the wayside,
admit defeat,
throw in the sponge,
call it a day or night
in the sense of ordain
Definition
to decree or order with authority
He ordained that they should wear uniform in public.
Synonyms
order,
will,
rule,
demand,
require,
direct,
establish,
command,
dictate,
prescribe,
pronounce,
lay down,
decree,
instruct,
enact,
legislate,
enjoin
in the sense of prescribe
Definition
to lay down as a rule
The judge said he was passing the sentence prescribed by law.
Synonyms
ordain (formal),
set,
order,
establish,
rule,
require,
fix,
recommend,
impose,
appoint,
command,
define,
dictate,
assign,
lay down,
decree,
stipulate,
enjoin

Nearby words of
lay something down

  • lay someone up
  • lay something aside
  • lay something bare
  • lay something down
  • lay something in
  • lay something on
  • lay something out

Synonyms of 'lay something down'

lay something down

Additional synonyms

in the sense of relinquish
Definition
to renounce (a claim or right)
He does not intend to relinquish power.
Synonyms
give up,
leave,
release,
drop,
abandon,
resign,
desert,
quit,
yield,
hand over,
surrender,
withdraw from,
let go,
retire from,
renounce,
waive,
vacate,
say goodbye to,
forsake,
cede,
repudiate,
cast off,
forgo,
abdicate,
kiss (something) goodbye,
lay aside
in the sense of surrender
Definition
to give (something) up voluntarily to another
She had to surrender all rights to her property.
Synonyms
give up,
abandon,
relinquish,
resign,
yield,
concede,
part with,
renounce,
waive,
forgo,
cede,
deliver up
in the sense of yield
Definition
to give up control of
He may yield control.
Synonyms
relinquish,
resign,
hand over,
surrender,
turn over,
part with,
make over,
cede,
give over,
bequeath,
abdicate,
deliver up
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