give over

give over

verb

Definition of GIVE OVER

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 use

4

archaic : to pronounce incurable

intransitive verb

British : to cease an activity : stop <told him to give over and let me alone — Brendan Behan>

Examples of GIVE OVER

1. <his wife suggested that he give over working such long hours if it was making him so unhappy>
2. <gave over his entire savings to an investor>

First Known Use of GIVE OVER

14th century

Related to GIVE OVER

Synonyms

break, break off, break up, can [slang], cease, cut off, cut out, desist (from), discontinue, drop, end, stop, halt, knock off, lay off, leave off, pack (up or in), quit, shut off

Antonyms

hold, keep, retain

Related Words

complete, conclude, finish; close (down); deactivate; block, blockade, dam, delay, detain, hinder, hold, hold back, impede, kibosh, obstruct, stem; call, suspend; arrest, brake, check, clamp down, rein (in), squash, squelch, stamp, stanch (or staunch), stunt, suppress, turn back; pause, stay, suspend; abolish, abort, annul, demolish, destroy, dissolve, kill, ruin, scuttle, snuff

Near Antonyms

carry on, continue, follow through (with), keep up, run on; advance, proceed, progress; actuate, drive, impel, propel, stir

Rhymes with GIVE OVER

allover, all over, bind over, blow over, boil over, bowl over, changeover, chew over, comb-over, come over, crossover, cross over, cutover, flashover, flyover, get over, go over, hand over, hangover, Hannover, holdover, hold over, in clover, kick over, knock over, layover, lay over, leftover, lie over, look over, makeover, make over, mess over, moreover, once-over, Passover, pass over, pick over, popover, pullover, pull over, pushover, put over, red clover, Rickover, rollover, roll over, runover, run over, sea rover, slipover, spillover, stopover, strikeover, sweet clover, takeover, take over, talk over, throw over, tide over, turnover, turn over, voice-over, walkover, walk over, warmed-over, watch over, wingover, work over