give over Copy link Outline A. Trans.I. To consignII. To despair ofB. Intrans. • give over: A. Trans.: I. To consign: trādo, mando: v. to deliver up. II. To despair of: despēro, 1: v. to despair. Phr.: given over by the physicians, deploratus medicis, Plin. 7, 50, 51, init.: Liv. (N.B.--The verb deploro is found in this sense only in part.) B. Intrans.: to cease: dēsĭno, etc.: v. to forbear.