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11give over to the foe — index betray (lead astray), inform (betray) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
12give 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 …
13give 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,… …
14give 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 …
15give 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 …
16give over — 1. Leave, quit, abandon, cease from. 2. Consider hopeless, consider lost, give up …
17To give over — Give Give (g[i^]v), v. t. [imp. {Gave} (g[=a]v); p. p. {Given} (g[i^]v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Giving}.] [OE. given, yiven, yeven, AS. gifan, giefan; akin to D. geven, OS. ge[eth]an, OHG. geban, G. geben, Icel. gefa, Sw. gifva, Dan. give, Goth.… …
18To give over — Give Give, v. i. 1. To give a gift or gifts. [1913 Webster] 2. To yield to force or pressure; to relax; to become less rigid; as, the earth gives under the feet. [1913 Webster] 3. To become soft or moist. [Obs.] Bacon . [1913 Webster] 4. To move; …
19To give over — Over O ver, adv. 1. From one side to another; from side to side; across; crosswise; as, a board, or a tree, a foot over, i. e., a foot in diameter. [1913 Webster] 2. From one person or place to another regarded as on the opposite side of a space… …
20give over ! — Exclam. Stop it ! Mainly Northern use …
