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   surrender

   /səˈrɛndə/

   verb

   • 1. stop resisting to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority: "over 140 rebels surrendered to the authorities" Similar capitulategive ingive (oneself) upyieldconcedesubmitclimb downgive waydeferacquiesceback downcave inrelentsuccumbquitcrumblebe beatenbe overcomebe overwhelmedfall victimlay down one's armsraise/show the white flagthrow in the towel/spongeaccept defeatconcede defeatOpposite resistwithstand
   • ▪ (in sport) lose (a point, game, or advantage) to an opponent: "she surrendered only twenty games in her five qualifying matches"
   • ▪ give in to (a powerful emotion or influence): "he has surrendered to panic and is making things worse"
   • 2. give up or hand over (a person, right, or possession), typically on compulsion or demand: "in 1815 Denmark surrendered Norway to Sweden" Similar give uprelinquishrenounceforgoforswearcedeabdicatewaiveforfeitsacrificehand overturn overdeliver (up)yield (up)resigntransfercommitgrantpart withlet go ofarchaic:forsakeabandonleave behindcast asideturn one's back ongive uploseOpposite seize
   • ▪ (of a person assured) cancel (a life insurance policy) and receive back a proportion of the premiums paid.
   • ▪ give up (a lease) before its expiry.

   noun

   • 1. the action of surrendering to an opponent or powerful influence: "the final surrender of Germany on 8 May 1945" Similar capitulationsubmissionyieldinggiving insuccumbingacquiescencelaying down of armsquittingfalldefeatrelinquishmentsurrenderingrenunciationforgoingforsakingcedingcessionabdicationwaivingresignationhanding overgiving upyielding uptransferabandonment
   • 2. the action of surrendering a lease or life insurance policy.

   Word Origin late Middle English (chiefly in legal use): from Anglo-Norman French (see sur-1, render).

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   Surrendered is the past tense and past participle of surrender, which means to stop fighting and admit defeat or to give something that is yours to someone else. See how to use surrendered in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   verb. tr to relinquish to the control or possession of another under duress or on demand. to surrender a city. tr to relinquish or forego (an office, position, etc), esp as a voluntary concession to another. he surrendered his place to a lady. to give (oneself) up physically, as or as if to an enemy.

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   To surrender is to give up control of something to someone else. If you miss curfew, your parents might make you surrender the keys to the car. Okay, it's only a minivan, but it's still cooler than being on foot patrol. If you want someone to give up, you might order them to surrender.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb surrender, which means to admit defeat or give up something or somebody. See synonyms, phrasal verbs and word origin of surrender.