GIVE UP (TO) Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

give up (to)

verb

Definition of give up (to)

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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This presents an opportunity for colleges and universities to dedicate more resources toward understanding and improving the off-campus student experience.

— Kyle Brody, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Marcus is creating and starring in a Channel 4 Blap titled F**k Ups, about a teen, Miracle June Jones, who has dedicated her entire existence to greatness.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 July 2026

Definition of dedicate

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For the past five years, Sapan has devoted much of his time to championing disability on screen through founding Marvels of Media Festival with the Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI), which celebrates the work of autistic media makers.

— Brent Lang, Variety, 25 July 2026
Interestingly, pop remains one of the only major genres without its own streaming tally, and for many years, there was no sales ranking devoted specifically to that style either.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of devote

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But Gold Phoenix was inside both his main rivals and might have saved just enough ground to make the difference.

— Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026
To save the cost and effort of pumping millions of liters of seawater solely to obtain minerals, the researchers propose bolting modular reactors onto coastal desalination plants, which already move enormous quantities of the stuff.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026

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give up the ghost

give up (to)

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