English English Dictionary
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To hold possession of; to hold.
of Surprise
Surprisal.
One who surprises.
of Surprise
Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite wonder and astonishment; as, surprising bravery; a surprising escape from danger.
Alt. of Surquedrous
Having or exhibiting surquedry; arrogant; insolent.
Alt. of Surquidry
Overweening pride; arrogance; presumption; insolence.
To give back echoes; to reecho.
To reply, as a plaintiff to a defendant's rebutter.
The reply of a plaintiff to a defendant's rebutter.
To override; to exhaust by riding.
To reply, as a plaintiff to a defendant's rejoinder.
The answer of a plaintiff to a defendant's rejoinder.
To yield to the power of another; to give or deliver up possession of (anything) upon compulsion or demand; as, to surrender one's person to an enemy or to an officer; to surrender a fort or a ship.
To give up possession of; to yield; to resign; as, to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage.
To yield to any influence, emotion, passion, or power; -- used reflexively; as, to surrender one's self to grief, to despair, to indolence, or to sleep.
To yield; to render or deliver up; to give up; as, a principal surrendered by his bail, a fugitive from justice by a foreign state, or a particular estate by the tenant thereof to him in remainder or reversion.