give over

give 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, give up, surrender. See RESIST. 2. To cease consideration or treatment of: dismiss, drop, give up, skip. Idioms: have done with, wash one's hands of. See KEEP. II verb See GIVE.

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  • 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

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