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Synonyms for surrendering

Grammar : Verb
Spell : suh-ren-der
Phonetic Transcription : səˈrɛn dər

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Définition of surrendering

Origin :
  • early 15c., "to give (something) up," from Old French surrendre "give up, deliver over" (13c.), from sur- "over" (see sur-) + rendre "give back" (see render). Reflexive sense of "to give oneself up" (especially as a prisoner) is from 1580s. Related: Surrendered; surrendering.
  • verb give up; resign
Example sentences :
  • One cannot acquire it, except by surrendering everything that one has.
  • Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
  • He had no thought of surrendering, but would it not be best to retreat?
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 » by Various
  • The chief argument for surrendering the province was ominous of the future.
  • Extract from : « Benjamin Franklin » by Paul Elmer More
  • You 'd say at once: 'Show me what rights I 'm surrendering; let me know the terms of the agreement.'
  • Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever
  • He had no wish to provoke a conflict, but he had no thought of surrendering the refugee.
  • Extract from : « Billy Topsail & Company » by Norman Duncan
  • Again he laughed, surrendering all his consciousness to the warm magic of her spell.
  • Extract from : « Life Sentence » by James McConnell
  • He waved his hand to me, and surrendering his horse to a hostler, entered the house.
  • Extract from : « In Direst Peril » by David Christie Murray
  • Looking back, I am never able to forgive myself for surrendering.
  • Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1905. » by Various
  • He flung his arms across the table, surrendering to his sobs.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1915 » by Various
  • He was in favor of surrendering all the forts to the States in which they were located.
  • Extract from : « Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61 » by Abner Doubleday

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