English Explanatory Dictionary

overgive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To give too lavishly.
  2. To give over, hand over, surrender; to relinquish.
  3. To give up, terminate.

Pronunciation

/əʊvəˈɡɪv/

Word forms

overgive overgives overgiving overgave overgiven

Etymology

From over- + give. Compare Scots overgie (“to relinquish, resign”), Dutch overgeven (“to surrender”), German übergeben (“to hand over, surrender”), Danish overgive (“to surrender”).

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