Thursday, January 21, 2010

surrender


Main Entry: 1sur·ren·der
Pronunciation: \sə-ˈren-dər\
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): sur·ren·dered; sur·ren·der·ing \-d(ə-)riŋ\
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 b : to give up completely or agree to forgo especially in favor of another
2 a : to give (oneself) up into the power of another especially as a prisoner b : to give (oneself) over to something (as an influence)
intransitive verb

2 comments:

  1. Surrender........just try to
    Surrender.......try not to be such a control freak....

    still can't do it!

    So difficult to just let go of control...even surrendering to your loved ones...seems impossible. How do you let go? How do you relax and surrender your soul?

    Must be an art in iself that I don't know about.

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