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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  1. dedicate
  2. devote
  3. set by
  4. save
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  • On what would have been his 17th birthday, the Flamingo resort dedicated a dog-friendly space to him, which was named, Mr. Piffels' Magical Playground.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 31 Dec. 2024
  • But the war has also been a crucible for new technology fielded for the first time as Moscow dedicates roughly 40 percent of government spending to its armed forces.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of dedicate
Verb
  • Years after being president, Carter devoted much of his attention to diplomacy and advocacy overseas in places like Haiti and North Korea — work that led to him being awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2002.
    Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Dolan has also devoted time to philanthropy, co-founding The Lustgarten Foundation in Uniondale, New York, to advance pancreatic cancer research.
    Natalie Venegas, Newsweek, 29 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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  • Snap up this pick now and save $100 on PEOPLE readers’ favorite robot vacuum of 2024.
    Maggie Horton, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Some schools will merge to save money or expand their reach.
    Derek Newton, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of save
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Thesaurus Entries Near give up (to)

give up the ghost

give up (to)

give way

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