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
  • Local News The goals of a master plan in Palm Beach County include acquiring more land to dedicate toward public parks.
    Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
  • As the Whitfield family pursues a civil lawsuit against Indianapolis, city officials are promising to dedicate more resources to a program that seeks to prevent situations like this from ever happening.
    Peter Blanchard, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of dedicate
Verb
  • Named for the late Father Charlie Strobel, a Nashville native who devoted his life in the priesthood to community service, Strobel House was unveiled in July.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Teens are devoting slightly less time to the biggest social media apps but remain as glued to their devices as ever, according to a new Pew Research Center report.
    Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of devote
Verb
  • Wall Street analysts expect that his replacement, Scott Boatwright, will stay the course set by Niccol.
    Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
  • During these weeks the pollution levels for PM 2.5, smaller particles which can penetrate deep into the lungs, spiked to more than 70 times the health limits set by the World Health Organization.
    Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of set by
Verb
  • 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
  • Arkansas' executive branch agencies could save or avoid spending about $300 million in the next six years, according to a report published Monday.
    Worth Sparkman, Axios, 17 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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“Give up (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/give%20up%20%28to%29. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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