verb
Etymology: Middle English given over, from given to give + over
transitive verb
1. : to bring to an end : put a stop to : cease , quit
I resolved to give over all thoughts of you — Mary W. Montagu
you'll have to give over that hammering — Rex Ingamells
2.
a. : to yield (oneself) without check, restraint, or control : abandon
she gave herself over to laughter before she could go on — H.D.Skidmore
b. : to set apart for or give up to a particular purpose or use : devote — usually used in passive
the area is now given over to a children's playground — American Guide Series: Oregon
the second meeting … will probably be given over to the consideration and adoption of the constitution — A.T.Weaver
3. archaic : to pronounce incurable
had been ill of a fever and given over by her physician — Anna Jameson
4. : to put in charge or keeping : entrust
took him to the apartment and gave the old man over to his housekeeper — Nevil Shute
5. archaic : to despair of finding or seeing
was now almost given over, the ponds and even the river … having been dragged — S.T.Coleridge
intransitive verb
: to bring an activity or a course of action to an end : stop
mother told him to give over and let me alone — Brendan Behan