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Definition of give over to phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

give over to

phrasal verb

Phrasal Verbs

(also give yourself up to something)

to spend all your time doing something or thinking about something; to allow something to completely control your life

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[usually passive]

to use something for one particular purpose This gallery is given over to early American furniture.

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