surrender

UK /səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/ US /səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/
verb 5noun 3

Definitions

verb

1

To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.

2

To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.

3

To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.

Don't shoot! I surrender!

4

To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.

to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage

5

To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion, passion, etc.

to surrender oneself to grief, to despair, to indolence, or to sleep

noun

1

An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.

2

The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.

3

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.

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