| Figure Name | surrender |
| Source | Ad Herennium (327-328) |
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| Etymology | |
| Type | Chroma |
| Linguistic Domain |
Semantic |
| Definition |
1. Surrender is used when we indicate in speaking that we yield and submit the whole matter to another's will (Ad Herennium) |
| Example |
1. " Since only soul and body remain to me, now that I am deprived of everything else, even these, which alone of many goods are left me, I deliver up to you and to your power. You may use and even abuse me * in your own way as you think best ; with impunity make your decision |
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| Notes | Although this figure is often to be used also in other circumstances, it is especially suited to provoking pity. |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Last Editor | Ashwini Namasivayam |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Editorial Notes | |
| Reviewed | No |