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[ self-suh-ren-der, self- ] / ˈsɛlf səˈrɛn dər, ˌsɛlf- /
nounthe surrender or yielding up of oneself, one's will, affections, etc., as to another person, an influence, or a cause. Origin of self-surrenderFirst recorded in 1695–1705 Words nearby self-surrenderself-styled, self-sufficient, self-suggestion, self-support, self-supporting, self-surrender, self-sustaining, self-talk, self-tanning, self-tapping, self-tapping screw Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-surrenderThe two experiences that keep us together are love and work, and the essence of both experiences is self-surrender. Death by Texting|Lee Siegel|September 4, 2009|DAILY BEAST On account of his self-surrender, Dismas had been granted his wish for solitary confinement. In the first ardour of her self-surrender she caught eagerly at any straw that she might cast on the flame of her passion. Life and Gabriella|Ellen Glasgow To some this self-surrender was limpid proof of innocence; to others it was the damning token of despairing guilt. The Big Bow Mystery|I. Zangwill
What was worth all my talk about self-sacrifice and self-surrender, if, brought to the test, I failed? Annie Besant|Annie Besant We deem it needful to say thus much lest any of our readers should at all mistake us on the subject of self-surrender. The Lord's Coming|C. H. (Charles Henry) Mackintosh
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