# overgive

> English word · Verb · IPA /əʊvəˈɡɪv/

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/overgive