Function: transitive verb
Date: 14th century
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>