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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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › surrenderSurrender Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SURRENDER is to yield to the power, control, or possession of another upon compulsion or demand. How to use surrender in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Surrender.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSURRENDER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SURRENDER definition: 1. to stop fighting and admit defeat: 2. If you surrender to an experience or emotion, you stop…. Learn more.

4. www.thefreedictionary.com › surrenderSurrender - definition of surrender by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to deliver up or yield (something) to the possession or power of another on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy. 2. to give (oneself) up, as to the police. 3. to give (oneself) up to some influence, course, emotion, etc.: surrendered himself to despair. 4. to give up, abandon, or relinquish (comfort, hope, etc.).

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSURRENDER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you surrender, you stop fighting or resisting someone and agree that you have been beaten.

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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.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsurrender noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   surrender (to somebody/something) an act of admitting that you have been defeated and want to stop fighting. They demanded (an) unconditional surrender. He raised his hands in surrender.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySURRENDER - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

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   If you surrender, you stop fighting or resisting someone and agree that you have been beaten. 2. If you surrender something you would rather keep, you give it up or let someone else have it, for example after a struggle.

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › surrender_nsurrender, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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   What does the noun surrender mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun surrender, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. surrender has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of surrender – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge ...

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    SURRENDER definition: 1. to stop fighting and admit that you have been beaten: 2. to give something to someone else…. Learn more.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsurrender verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    Definition of surrender verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive, transitive] to admit that you have been defeated and want to stop fighting; to allow yourself to be caught, taken prisoner, etc. synonym give in (to somebody/something) The rebel soldiers were forced to surrender.