give up (to)

verb

Definition of give up (to)next
as in to dedicate
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for give up (to)
  1. dedicate
  2. devote
  3. set by
  4. save
Verb
  • Honea was a long-time Marana resident who dedicated his life to public service, according to statement from the town.
    Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Divided into two roughly equal parts, the film dedicates its first half to holidasy festivities that are same-as-ever, yet also repeatedly go off the rails a bit.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of dedicate
Verb
  • As attackers continue to find innovative ways to infiltrate and expose company and user data, security vendors worldwide are devoting their efforts to designing, producing and adapting their solutions to safeguard this sensitive information.
    Michael Nicosia, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • As such, Cheeseman could devote fulltime efforts as a member of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, known as PURA.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of devote
Verb
  • Cha-il’s prickly attitude doesn’t soften much despite the good example set by the naïve rookie auditor Han-soo (Lee Jung-ha).
    Simon Abrams, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Barkley has 1,838 rushing yards through 15 games and is challenging the league’s single-season rushing record of 2,105 yards, set by Eric Dickerson in 1984.
    Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of set by
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  • In his heartbreak over the destruction of the natural world—and, thus, along with it, all other worlds there might be—Peter resigned himself to a belief, to the truth that there is nothing to be done to save us, that all is doomed and nothing really even matters.
    Chris Wallace, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
  • To keep Kiara's mind off things, Rafiki tells the story of young Mufasa (Aaron Pierre), who got washed away from his family by a huge flood and was saved by Taka (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), the prince of his pride who shows early signs of his craven nature and eventual heel turn as Scar.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Thesaurus Entries Near give up (to)

give up the ghost

give up (to)

give way

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“Give up (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/give%20up%20%28to%29. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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