give over

give 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 over, desist, desist from, discontinue, distribute, disuse, drop, drop it, end, forgo, fork over, forswear, forward, give in, give out, give up, halt, hand, hand in, hand out, hand over, have done with, hold, implore mercy, knock it off, knock off, lay down, lay off, leave off, let go, nol-pros, not pursue with, pass, pass out, pass over, pray for quarter, put behind one, quit, reach, refrain, relinquish, render, renounce, resign, say uncle, scrub, stay, stop, surcease, surrender, terminate, throw up, transfer, turn over, waive, yield, yield the palm

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • give over to — To set (a period of time) aside for a particular purpose • • • Main Entry: ↑give * * * give over to [phrasal verb] give (something) over to (someone) 1 : to give (something) to (someone) to have, use, do, etc. She h …   Useful english dictionary

  • give over — index abandon (relinquish), cease, present (make a gift), relinquish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • give over to — index grant (transfer formally) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • give over — verb Etymology: Middle English given over, from given to give + over transitive verb 1. : to bring to an end : put a stop to : cease, quit …   Useful english dictionary

  • give over — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms give over : present tense I/you/we/they give over he/she/it gives over present participle giving over past tense gave over past participle given over British informal to stop doing something You… …   English dictionary

  • give over to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms give over to : present tense I/you/we/they give over to he/she/it gives over to present participle giving over to past tense gave over to past participle given over to 1) [usually passive] formal to use… …   English dictionary

  • give 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 …   English dictionary

  • give 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 …   Combinatory dictionary

  • give 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • give over Brit. — give over Brit. informal stop doing something. → give …   English new terms dictionary

  • give over to the foe — index betray (lead astray), inform (betray) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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