In phrases to yield oneself creant, to cry (or say) creant: To acknowledge oneself vanquished; to surrender oneself to an antagonist.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > defeat > be defeated [verb (intransitive)] > surrender (20) to cry (or say) creanta1250 In phrases to yield oneself creant, to cry (or say) creant: To acknowledge oneself vanquished; to surrender oneself to an antagonist. to yield oneself creanta1250 In phrases to yield oneself creant, to cry (or say) creant: To acknowledge oneself vanquished; to surrender oneself to an antagonist. to do (also put) oneself in (also to) a person's mercya1325 The clemency or forbearance which may be exercised by a conqueror or absolute ruler (or later, in extended use, by God), esp. to a prisoner or… yieldc1330 intransitive. To give oneself up, surrender, submit (as overcome in fight). Also with up (obsolete rare). recray1340 transitive. To tire or wear out. Chiefly in past participle. summisec1450 transitive. To submit (in various senses). Also reflexive. Cf. submise, v. render1523 intransitive in same sense. Obsolete. amain1540 intransitive. Nautical. To lower the topsail as a sign of surrender; to yield. surrender1560 intransitive for reflexive = 3; chiefly Military (said of a body of men, a town or fortress, etc.); also figurative. to throw down one's arms (also weapons, etc.)1593 transitive. to throw down one's arms (also weapons,etc.): to stop fighting; to surrender. articulate1595 intransitive. To come to terms of agreement. Obsolete. to yield (also bow oneself) to (also upon) mercy1595 The clemency or forbearance which may be exercised by a conqueror or absolute ruler (or later, in extended use, by God), esp. to a prisoner or… to give grass1597 †to give grass: to yield, surrender. Obsolete. rare. capitulate1601 intransitive. Of a general, force, garrison, fortress, town, etc.: to surrender, esp. on stated conditions. to cry cravena1634 to cry craven: to acknowledge oneself vanquished, to give up the contest, surrender. Also figurative. to lower or strike one's flag1644 In various nautical phrases, as to give (deny, refuse,etc.) the honour of the flag: to make (or refuse) an acknowledgement of supremacy by striking… bail1840 (Originally said of Australian bushrangers.) To ‘stick up’ travellers in order to rob them; to ‘corner’ a wild boar (or other hunted animal); (in… hands-up1879 intransitive. To put up one's hands in token of surrender; to surrender. Cf. hands up, int. 2. Now chiefly South African. kamerad1914 Comrade, companion: the exclamation used as an appeal for quarter by a German-speaking soldier on surrendering. Hence jocularly as v. intransitive… Subcategories:— raise hands in surrender (1) |
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