ungive

Etymology

From un- + give.

ungive means to yield, relax, slacken, give way or loosen. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.

Why “ungive” is a great word

UNGIVE — [Verb] To yield, relax, slacken, or thaw; or, to take back that which had been given. From the prefix un- (expressing reversal or removal) + give. First attested around 1523 in the writing of John Fitzherbert. Unlike "thaw," which denotes a specific physical transition from solid to liquid, or "retract," which implies a formal, often public, withdrawal, to ungive is a quiet and often informal undoing. It is the frost softening from the branch without a visible drip, the tension draining from a clenched fist, or the silent, shameful act of reclaiming a gift from a doorstep—a small, personal defeat against the forward momentum of possession.

verb

To yield, relax, slacken, give way or loosen.
To melt; thaw.
To take back something that had been given.“"Impossible," Vail said. "She's going to work at one of the prestige films at the end of this month. She's already given notice!" "Well apparently she ungave it. [...]"”