GIVEN UP (TO) Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

given up (to)

verb

past participle of give up (to)

as in devoted

to keep or intend for a special purpose unfortunately, when he was in college, weekends were largely given up to binge drinking

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If the Declaration announced a legal theory of legitimate government, Wilson devoted much of the remainder of his career to explaining what that theory meant.

— Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Other club sources, however, said Mendoza devoted a lot of energy to making sure Lindor and Soto were on the same page.

— Will Sammon, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of devoted

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Early hints that Will was an abusive husband appear to have a precedent in the snarling disposition of his father Edgar (Erroll Shand), whose kindness mostly is reserved for his dog.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
But that pejorative term isn’t reserved only for those in pop or rock music.

— Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2026

Definition of reserved

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Competing in his second Peachtree, AJC Opinion Editor David Plazas dedicated this year’s race to his father, who died last August.

— Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 10 July 2026
The upcoming 183,000-square-foot facility establishes the first production site in the United States dedicated entirely to manufacturing sodium-ion energy storage systems for electrical grids.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026

Definition of dedicated

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Candidates receiving the funding must abide by expenditure limits and adhere to the criteria set by statute, ordinance or charter to demonstrate broad support, such as demonstrate a large number of small dollar contributions.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
The government would hold shares whose worth is set by the market.

— James Broughel, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

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