give oneself over to

give oneself over to someone or something

1. Lit. to surrender to someone or something. He went to the station and gave himself over to the police. Max gave himself over to the officer.

2. Fig. to devote oneself to someone or something. Laurie gave herself over to her work and soon forgot her pain. David gave himself over to the religious order.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Iedida	-	Biblical Greek
Gabriella	gah-BRYEL-lah (Italian), GAWB-ree-el-law (Hungarian), ga-bree-EL-ə (English), gah-bree-EL-lah (Swedish)	Italian, Hungarian, English, Swedish
Andre	awn-DRAY	English, African American
Oluwatoyin	-	Western African, Yoruba
Arkady	ahr-KAH-dee	Russian
Blair	-	Scottish, English