surrender to something

surrender to something
surˈrender to sth | surˈrender yourself to sth derived
(formal) to stop trying to prevent yourself from having a feeling, habit, etc. and allow it to control what you do

He finally surrendered to his craving for drugs.

She surrendered herself to sleep.

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  • surrender — early 15c., to give (something) up, from O.Fr. surrendre give up, deliver over (13c.), from sur over (see SUR (Cf. sur )) + rendre give back (see RENDER (Cf. render)). Reflexive sense of to give oneself up (especially as a prisoner) is from 1580s …   Etymology dictionary

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  • surrender — I UK [səˈrendə(r)] / US [səˈrendər] verb Word forms surrender : present tense I/you/we/they surrender he/she/it surrenders present participle surrendering past tense surrendered past participle surrendered * 1) a) [intransitive] to say officially …   English dictionary

  • surrender — sur|ren|der1 [səˈrendə US ər] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: surrendre, from sur ( SURCHARGE) + rendre to give back, yield ] 1.) [I and T] to say officially that you want to stop fighting or to stop avoiding the police, government etc… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • surrender — sur|ren|der1 [ sə rendər ] verb * 1. ) intransitive to say officially that you have been defeated and will stop fighting: Rebel forces have surrendered after three years of fighting. surrender to: The gang leaders finally surrendered to the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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