Surrender
31surrender — v. & n. v. 1 tr. hand over; relinquish possession of, esp. on compulsion or demand; give into another s power or control. 2 intr. a accept an enemy s demand for submission. b give oneself up; cease from resistance; submit. 3 intr. & refl. (foll.… …
32surrender — I. verb ( dered; surrendering) Etymology: Middle English surrendren, from surrendre, noun Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to yield to the power, control, or possession of another upon compulsion or demand < surrendered the fort > …
33surrender — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. capitulation, cession; relinquishment, abandonment, submission. v. capitulate, yield, give up; cede, renounce, relinquish. See resignation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. capitulation, yielding, giving up,… …
34surrender — [15] To surrender is etymologically to ‘give up’. The word was borrowed from Old French surrendre ‘deliver over, give up’, a compound verb formed from the prefix sur ‘over’ and rendre ‘give, deliver’ (source of English render). => RENDER …
35surrender to — abandon oneself entirely to (a powerful emotion or influence). → surrender …
36surrender — sur•ren•der [[t]səˈrɛn dər[/t]] v. t. 1) to deliver up or yield (something) to the possession or power of another on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy[/ex] 2) to give (oneself) up, as to the police 3) to give (oneself) up …
37surrender — /sə rendə/ noun the act of giving up of an insurance policy before the contracted date for maturity ■ verb ♦ to surrender a policy to give up an insurance policy before the date on which it matures …
38surrender — Yielding possession. A yielding up of an estate for life or years, to him who has the immediate estate in reversion or remainder, wherein the estate for life or years may drown by the mutual agreement. Schieffelin v Carpenter (NY) 15 Wend 400,… …
39surrender — [15] To surrender is etymologically to ‘give up’. The word was borrowed from Old French surrendre ‘deliver over, give up’, a compound verb formed from the prefix sur ‘over’ and rendre ‘give, deliver’ (source of English render). Cf.⇒ RENDER …
40Surrender (Diana Ross album) — Surrender Studio album by Diana Ross Released June 1971 …
