give oneself over

VERB

yield

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bow buy capitulate give up give way leave succumb

STRONG

abandon abdicate bend break cede collapse crumple defer fold go knuckle relax relent relinquish resign sag submit

WEAK

admit defeat back down call it quits cave in come to terms fold up hand over knuckle under lay down arms let go part with suffer defeat throw in the towel

Antonyms

STRONGEST

defend fight

STRONG

agree assert build hide hold increase keep retain rise stay straighten

WEAK

counter deny disallow disapprove oppose prevent refuse reject veto withhold

Example Sentences

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Like the game, it's very easy to give oneself over to the unpredictability of where it goes from scene to scene, rolling back and forth through the 20th century.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2022

Perhaps, “Site Fidelity” insists, the only option is to give oneself over to it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2021

One must give oneself over to the illusion, the precisions and geometries and statistics and characters and lore of the game.

From Time Magazine Archive

give oneself over

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