give over
1give over — index abandon (relinquish), cease, present (make a gift), relinquish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2give over to — index grant (transfer formally) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3give over — PHRASAL VERB If you tell someone to give over, you are telling them to stop doing something, usually because they are annoying you. [INFORMAL] [V P] Tell him to give over... [V P ing/n] She gave over teasing and grinned at him …
4give over — v. (colloq.) (BE) (used in the imper.) (G) ( to stop ) give over hitting the child * * * [ gɪv əʊvə] (colloq.) (BE) (used in the imper.) (G) ( to stop ) give over hitting the child …
5give over — verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. cease 2. entrust 3. a. to yield without restraint or control ; abandon < gave themselves over to laughter > b. to set apart for a particular purpose or us …
6give over to the foe — index betray (lead astray), inform (betray) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7give over — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abdicate, abjure, abort, acknowledge defeat, beg a truce, belay, cancel, capitulate, cease, cede, circulate, come across with, come off, come to terms, cry pax, cry quits, cut it out, cut out, deliver, deliver …
8give over — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To hand over] Syn. give up, deliver, relinquish; see give 1 . 2. [To cease] Syn. desist, finish, end; see stop 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To yield (oneself) unrestrainedly, as to a particular impulse: abandon,… …
9give over — verb a) To give up, hand over, surrender (something). Diocletian, the emperor, was so much affected with it that he gave over his sceptre and turned gardener. b) To entrust (something) to another …
10give over to — or give up to PHRASAL VERB: usu passive If something is given over or given up to a particular use, it is used entirely for that purpose. [be V ed P P n] Much of the garden was given over to vegetables... [be V ed P P n] One third of their entire …
