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- DictionarySur·ren·der/səˈrendər/
verb
- 1. cease resistance to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority: "over 140 rebels surrendered to the authorities"
noun
- 1. the action of surrendering.
Definitions of surrender. verb. relinquish possession or control over. “The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in”. synonyms: cede, deliver, give up. see more. verb. give up; agree to stop fighting or resisting. “The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered ”.
3 days ago · surrender in British English. (səˈrɛndə ) verb. 1. (transitive) to relinquish to the control or possession of another under duress or on demand. to surrender a city. 2. (transitive) to relinquish or forego (an office, position, etc), esp as a voluntary concession to another. he surrendered his place to a lady.
1. To relinquish possession or control of (something) to another because of demand or compulsion: surrendered the city to the enemy. See Synonyms at relinquish. 2. To give up in favor of another, especially voluntarily: surrendered her chair to her grandmother. 3. To give up or abandon: surrender all hope. 4.
to give something to someone else because you have been forced or officially asked to give it to them: He was released on the condition that he surrendered his passport. surrender. noun [ C, U ] (Definition of surrender from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of surrender. in Chinese (Traditional)
Definition of surrender verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
surrender (to something) the fact of allowing yourself to be controlled by something. They accused the government of a surrender to business interests. surrender of something (to somebody) an act of giving something to somebody else even though you do not want to, especially after a battle, etc.
[transitive] (formal) to give up something or someone when you are forced to synonym relinquish surrender something/somebody to somebody He agreed to surrender all claims to the property. They surrendered their guns to the police. surrender something/somebody The defendant was released to await trial but had to surrender her passport.
