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View synonyms for give off
give off
verb
- tr, adverb to emit or discharge
the mothballs gave off an acrid odour
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Idioms and Phrases
Send out, emit, as in Certain chemical changes give off energy , or This mixture gives off a very strange odor . [Early 1800s]Discover More
Example Sentences
It is far too important a business for anyone to give off-hand an opinion upon it.
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