English Explanatory Dictionary

surrender

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.
To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.
To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.
To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion, passion, etc.
To abandon (one's hand of cards) and recover half of the initial bet.
For a policyholder, to voluntarily terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with the expectation of receiving a surrender value.

noun

An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.
The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.
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.

Pronunciation

/səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/ /səˈɹɛndɚ/ en-us-surrender.ogg

Word forms

surrender surrenders surrendering surrendered surrendre

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

abandon bend capitulate cave in cede deplore fall in line give over give in give up give way knuckle under relinquish submit surrender strike one's flag strike the colors strike the flag throw in the towel throw up one's hands turn in wave the white flag yield hand over betray overgive chuck up the sponge capitulation

Antonyms

brave control defeat dominate persevere rule stand firm stay

Related words

obey retreat quit

Derived words

resurrender surrenderable surrender at discretion surrenderee surrenderer surrenderingly surrenderism surrenderist surrenderor unsurrendered unsurrendering cheese-eating surrender monkey nonsurrender presurrender prosurrender surrender monkey unconditional surrender

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