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surrender
surrender
/sɝˈɛndɝ/
noun
(
)
A verbal act of admitting defeat
(
yielding
,
giving up
,
surrender
)
a verbal act of admitting defeat
(
)
Acceptance of despair
(
resignation
,
surrender
)
acceptance of despair
The act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
(
capitulation
,
surrender
,
fall
)
the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
They were protected until the capitulation of the fort
they were protected until the capitulation of the fort
The delivery of a principal into lawful custody
(
surrender
)
the delivery of a principal into lawful custody
verb
(
)
Give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
(
give up
,
surrender
)
give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered
The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered
(
)
Relinquish possession or control over
(
cede
,
deliver
,
give up
,
surrender
)
relinquish possession or control over
The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in
The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in
primary winding
primary winding
/ˈpraɪmɛri ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
noun
Coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
(
primary
,
primary coil
,
primary winding
)
coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
Current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil
current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil
autoinjector
autoinjector
/ˈɔːtoʊɪnˈʤɛktər/
noun
A hypodermic syringe to use in injecting yourself with a liquid
(
autoinjector
)
a hypodermic syringe to use in injecting yourself with a liquid
United States troops now carry atropine and autoinjectors in their first-aid kits to use in case of organophosphate nerve agent poisoning
United States troops now carry atropine and autoinjectors in their first-aid kits to use in case of organophosphate nerve agent poisoning
hedonism
hedonism
/ˈhiːdəˌnɪzəm/
noun
(
)
The pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle
(
hedonism
)
the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle
The pursuit of pleasure and enjoyment guided his life, embracing a philosophy of hedonism.
The pursuit of pleasure and enjoyment guided his life, embracing a philosophy of hedonism.
An ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good
(
hedonism
)
an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good
The philosophy of hedonism posits that pleasure is the ultimate good.
The philosophy of hedonism posits that pleasure is the ultimate good.
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