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to deed over

to deed over

1 7.4
Give ownership of property to another person using a legal document
  • phrasal verb
  • /did ˈoʊvər/
translation icon : transferir
  • And I did not see in my mind the face of my depleted and diminished husband as he slept, or wonder what might become of him if I could not, after all, bring myself to deed the island back over to him.

Examples

  • The community decided to deed over the park to the local government to ensure its preservation.

  • The Rubber Rose Ranch has been officially deeded over to the cowgirls.

  • To satisfy the court, I deeded the line over to my mom's family until I'm twenty-one.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • They couldn't trick her into deeding over title to the $7 million townhouse, so they decided to kill her.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • After the sale was finalized, they deeded over the property to the new owners without any issues.

  • The couple chose to deed over their house to their children as part of their estate planning.

Synonyms

to hand over
vsto deed over
296 2.8

Give something to someone because you have to

is a formal legal transfer done by a title document not simple giving
to pass
vsto deed over
  • Specialized
266 6.8

To give property or rights to another person

is focused on transfers made by a registered title document
to transfer
vsto deed over
241 3.4

To make someone else the owner of something

specifies such change is completed by a legal title document
to grant
vsto deed over
  • Formal
157 7.0

To give ownership or rights to property using a legal document

focuses on transfers done through a signed title instrument
to cede
vsto deed over
  • Formal
39 8.2

To officially give control, ownership or rights to someone else

is transfer by a legal title document rather than political surrender
to sign over
vsto deed over
  • Formal
18 4.9

Give ownership of something to another person by signing papers

is only for transfers executed by a signed title document
to assign
vsto deed over
  • Formal
7 6.3

Give your rights in property to another person

focuses on transfers made specifically by a signed title document
to deed
vsto deed over
  • Formal
4 6.4

To give property to someone using a signed paper

is specifically this kind of transfer done by a title document
to alienate
vsto deed over
  • Formal
2 7.7

To give property or rights to someone else

uses the same legal transfer but via a specific title document
to grant land
vsto deed over
  • Formal
1 6.6

To give land to someone so they legally own it

is the general legal transfer but not limited to land
to retitle
vsto deed over
  • Formal
6.6

To change the name on the official papers of a car or house

is the same transfer but emphasizes use of a formal title document

Antonyms

1.0

To continue doing something or stay in the same state

236 3.4

To keep having something such as a job or possession

Surface Forms

deed over infinitive
deeded over past participle
deeding over present participle
deeds over third person singular

Morphology

deed + over

The meaning is partly derivable from the parts: 'deed' denotes a document recording ownership and 'over' commonly marks transfer in phrasal verbs (compare 'hand over' or 'turn over'), so a learner could infer 'transfer by deed'. However, the verbial use of 'deed' and the specialised legal sense make the exact meaning somewhat technical and not fully predictable for a B1 learner without prior exposure.

Etymology

The verb deed over comes from the old practice of giving someone the written deed and handing it over so the paper showed the land now belonged to them. That is why it means 'to transfer ownership'.