surrender

sur·ren·der

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verb

To surrender is defined as to give up control of something or to give something up to another.

An example of to surrender is for someone to turn themselves into the police if they have done something wrong.
An example of to surrender is a mother giving up her baby to be adopted.

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surrender

to give up possession of or power over; yield to another on demand or compulsion
to give up claim to; give over or yield, esp. voluntarily, as in favor of another
to give up or abandon: surrendering all hope
to yield or resign (oneself) to an emotion, influence, etc.

Origin of surrender

Middle English surrendren from Middle French surrendre from sur-, up (see sur-) + rendre, to render

to give oneself up to another's power or control, esp. as a prisoner
to give in (to): to surrender to temptation

the act of surrendering, yielding, or giving up, over, or in
Insurance the voluntary abandonment of a policy by an insured person in return for a cash payment (surrender value), thus freeing the company of liability

Origin of surrender

LME < MFr surrendre, inf. used as n.

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surrender

verb

sur·ren·dered, sur·ren·der·ing, sur·ren·ders

verb

transitive

To relinquish possession or control of (something) to another because of demand or compulsion: surrendered the city to the enemy. See Synonyms at relinquish.
To give up in favor of another, especially voluntarily: surrendered her chair to her grandmother.
To give up or abandon: surrender all hope.
To give over or resign (oneself) to something, as to an emotion: surrendered himself to grief.
Law To effectuate a surrender of.

verb

intransitive

To submit to the power of another, especially after resisting; give up.

noun

The act or an instance of surrendering: The general demanded the unconditional surrender of the fort.
Law The yielding of the possession of an estate to a party with a reversion or remainder interest in the estate, or of a lease to a landlord, prior to the term's expiration.

Origin of surrender

Middle English surrenderen from Old French surrendre sur- sur- rendre to deliver ; see render .

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surrender

surrender submission capitulation

These nouns denote the act of giving up one's person, one's possessions, or people under one's command to the authority, power, or control of another. Surrender is the most general: “No terms except unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted” (Ulysses S. Grant). Submission stresses the subordination of the side that has yielded: “Our cruel and unrelenting enemy leaves us only the choice of brave resistance, or the most abject submission” (George Washington). Capitulation implies surrender under specific prearranged conditions: Lack of food and ammunition forced the capitulation of the rebels.

See Also Synonyms at relinquish.

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present surrenders, present participle surrendering, simple past and past participle surrendered)

To give up into the power, control, or possession of another; specifically (military) to yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.
(intransitive or reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in to.
To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.
to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage
To yield (oneself) to any influence, emotion, passion, or power.
to surrender oneself to grief, to despair, to indolence, or to sleep

Noun

(plural surrenders)

An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.
The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.
(law, property law) The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists.

Origin

Anglo-Norman, representing Old French surrendre, from sur- + rendre "˜render'.

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surrender - Legal Definition

n

Delivery into the possession of another, such as vacating of property by the tenant before the lease has terminated so that the landlord may consider termination to have occurred; the giving up of a claim or a right; yielding to the control or power of another; the return of an estate to the one who has a reversion so as to merge the estate into a larger one.