Emily Dickinson Lexicon

surprise, n. [see surprise, v.]

1. Secret sudden joy; unexpected revelation, such as the delivery of a gift.
2. Unexpected answer, result, or consequence.
3. Confusion; bewilderment; disbelief; astonishment.
4. Emotion of excitement caused by something sudden or unexpected.
5. Phrase. “Take by surprise”: catch off guard.

surprise (-d), v. [AFr < L. 'overtake'.]

1. Confuse; bewilder.
2. Strike with astonishment; cause one to wonder; do something that causes something unexpected.
3. Disappoint; be less than what one hopes for.
4. Arouse; startle; frighten; come upon unexpectedly.

surprised, adj. [see surprise, v.]

1. Taken unexpectedly, without preparation.
2. Astonished; bewildered; confused; be in a state of disbelief.

surrender, n. [see surrender, v.]

1. Act of yielding to an opponent; resignation.
2. Act of giving in to influence or temptation.
3. Resignation of a cause or purpose; act of giving up a goal.

surrender (-ed, -ing), v. [AFr 'to render'.]

1. Yield to an opponent; give up; resign.
2. Give in; succumb to temptation.
3. Leave behind; discard.
4. Yield one's life; die.
5. Give up one thing in exchange for another; sacrifice something.

surrendered, verbal adj. [see surrender, v.]

1. Resigned; yielded to the power of an opposing force; [fig.] dead.
2. Receded; retreated; departed.

surreptitious, adj. [L.]

1. Stealthily; sneaky; sly; acting without authority.
2. Hidden; unseen; undetected.

surreptitiously, adv. [L.]

Stealthily; slyly.

surrogate, n. [L. 'assimilated'.]

Delegate of an ecclesiastical judge; judge.

surround (-ed), v. [AFr 'to overflow, to abound, to surpass, to dominate, to overlook'< L. super + undāre, to rise in waves.]

Inclose; encompass; [fig.] trap; capture.