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Surrender

//səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) wordnet
  3. 3
    The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the delivery of a principal into lawful custody wordnet
  5. 5
    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. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    a verbal act of admitting defeat wordnet
  2. 7
    acceptance of despair wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To give up into the power, control, or possession of another. transitive
  2. 2
    give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another wordnet
  3. 3
    To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy. broadly, transitive
  4. 4
    relinquish possession or control over wordnet
  5. 5
    To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in. intransitive, reflexive

    "Don't shoot! I surrender!"

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  1. 6
    To give up possession of; to yield; to resign. transitive

    "to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage"

  2. 7
    To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion, passion, etc. reflexive

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

  3. 8
    To abandon (one's hand of cards) and recover half of the initial bet. ambitransitive
  4. 9
    For a policyholder, to voluntarily terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with the expectation of receiving a surrender value. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

Etymology tree Middle English surrendren English surrender From Middle English surrendren, from Old French surrendre, from sur- + rendre (“render”). Displaced native Old English on hand gān.

Etymology 2

From Middle English surrendre, from Anglo-Norman surrendre, infinitive as noun. Displaced native Old English handgang.

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