Surrender

Quick meaning: Surrender is a verb meaning (transitive) To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (military, by extension, transitive) To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.
2. (intransitive or reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
3. (transitive) To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.
4. (reflexive) To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion, passion, etc.
5. (ambitransitive, blackjack) To abandon (one's hand of cards) and recover half of the initial bet.
6. An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.
7. (transitive, insurance) For a policyholder, to voluntarily terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with the expectation of receiving a surrender value.

Example Sentences

Don't shoot! I surrender!

to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage

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

Word Forms

• surrenders
• surrendering
• surrendered
• surrendre

Synonyms for surrender

Depending on context, synonyms include abandon, bend, capitulate, cave in, cede, deplore.

Antonyms for surrender

Common opposites include brave, control, defeat, dominate, persevere, rule.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include give up, cede, capitulation, relinquish, resignation, deliver.

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