surrender oneself to despair

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• surrender — sur•ren•der [[t]səˈrɛn dər[/t]] v. t. 1) to deliver up or yield (something) to the possession or power of another on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy[/ex] 2) to give (oneself) up, as to the police 3) to give (oneself) up …   From formal English to slang

• surrender — v 1. yield, deliver up, turn over, hand in, part with; render, remit; release, let go of, quit one s hold on, yield control of; relinquish, renounce, forsake, forgo, Law. disclaim; abdicate, resign, Chiefly Scot. demit; transfer, give over, cede …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• despair — n 1. hopelessness, disheartenment, dismay, discouragement; dejection, depression, despondency, slough of despond; defeatism, pessimism; resignation, resignedness. 2. gloom, melancholy, melancholia, misery, misera bleness, wretchedness, distress,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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• give up — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To surrender] Syn. stop fighting, cede, hand over; see yield 1 . 2. [To stop] Syn. quit, halt, cease, renounce, forswear, abjure; see also abandon 1 , end 1 . 3. [To despair] Syn. lose heart, lose courage, give in, abandon… …   English dictionary for students