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hand over
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of HAND OVER
1
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress <the police officer ordered the suspect to hand over his weapons>
Synonyms cede, cough up, deliver, give up, hand over, lay down, relinquish, render, turn in, turn over, yield
2
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption <in response to a desperate plea, we handed over all our extra blankets and pillows to the homeless shelter>
3
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another <handed over their valuables to the desk clerk, who put them in the hotel safe>
Synonyms commend, commit, confide, consign, delegate, deliver, entrust (also intrust), give over, hand, hand over, leave, pass, recommend, repose, transfer, transmit, trust, turn over, vest
Related Words confer, grant; assign, deal (out), dispense, disperse, distribute, divide; hand in, release, relinquish, submit, surrender, turn in, yield; bequeath, hand down, hand on, will; advance, lend, loan; furnish, supply; recommit, redeliver, regive, retransfer, retransmit
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