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give over

verb

  1. to tell, impart
  2. transfer
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Wiktionary

verb

  1. 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.

    As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over [the fight] to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.

  2. To entrust (something) to another.

    She gave the deeds over to the solicitor.

  3. To devote or resign to a particular purpose or activity; to yield completely.

    The factory has been entirely given over to aircraft manufacture.

    He gave himself over to a monastic life.

  4. To quit, to abandon.

    If the bodies continued missing until Sunday, all hope would be given over, and the funerals would be preached on that morning.

    Lord, give over this wrastling. […] Tempt not the fates by another bout.

  5. To give up; abandon; stop.

    Give over with your nonsense, will you!

    While he was declaring the truth, a constable came in with his great staff, and bid him give over, and come down: but William Penn held on, declaring truth in the power of God.