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give way to

   Also found in: Legal 0.06 sec.
give way to someone or something
to yield to someone or something; to give preference to someone or something. The cars gave way to the pedestrians. The motorboats have to give way to the sailboats.
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give way to something
to be replaced by something My excitement gave way to fear when I drove a car for the first time.
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