surrender

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Origin and Etymology of surrender

Middle English surrendren, from surrendre, noun

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First Known Use: 15th century

in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

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surrender Synonyms

Synonym Discussion of surrender

relinquish, yield, resign, surrender, abandon, waive mean to give up completely. relinquish usually does not imply strong feeling but may suggest some regret, reluctance, or weakness.

- relinquished her crown

yield implies concession or compliance or submission to force.

- the troops yielded ground grudgingly

resign emphasizes voluntary relinquishment or sacrifice without struggle.

- resigned her position

surrender implies a giving up after a struggle to retain or resist.

- surrendered their claims

abandon stresses finality and completeness in giving up.

- abandoned all hope

waive implies conceding or forgoing with little or no compulsion.

- waived the right to a trial by jury

surrender

noun

Definition of surrender

1 a : the action of yielding one's person or giving up the possession of something especially into the power of another

b : the relinquishment by a patentee of rights or claims under a patent

c : the delivery of a principal into lawful custody by bail — called also surrender by bail

d : the voluntary cancellation of the legal liability of an insurance company by the insured and beneficiary for a consideration

e : the delivery of a fugitive from justice by one government to another

2 : an instance of surrendering

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Examples of surrender in a Sentence

Their surrender was formalized in a treaty.
They demanded an unconditional surrender.

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The Syrian regime and its ally, Russia, took control of an important border crossing with Jordan on Friday in a deal with antigovernment rebels that also included the surrender of four nearby towns in the country’s southwest.

— raja abdulrahim, WSJ, "Syrian Regime Takes Key Border Crossing as More Rebel Towns Surrender," 6 July 2018
Records show Evers and his agency has revoked or negotiated the surrender of teaching licenses with 86 professional educators between July 2009 to the end of 2017.

— daniel bice, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Bice: Teacher revocations spike under Tony Evers after GOP accuses him of being tardy on issue," 5 July 2018
The Syrian army’s steady march into the south – famed as the birthplace of the country’s uprising in 2011 – has been hastened by a string of rebel surrenders, the militants often striking deals with their conquerors at the last minute.

— louisa loveluck, The Seattle Times, "Syrian rebels in surrender talks for southwest as civilians flee toward closed borders," 3 July 2018
The Syrian army’s steady march into the south — famed as the birthplace of the country’s uprising in 2011 — has been hastened by a string of rebel surrenders, the militants often striking deals with their conquerors at the last minute.

— louisa loveluck, Washington Post, "Syrian rebels in surrender talks for southwest as civilians flee toward closed borders," 3 July 2018
The exhibit of paintings and monoprints explores the feelings and surrender of what leads to acceptance from beyond the human cycles of pain.

— linda mcintosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Volunteers glean fruit to donate to food banks," 25 June 2018
That can backfire: Making a lot of moves requires the surrender of a fair amount of talent, and some of Dipoto’s moves haven’t worked out either at the time or in retrospect.

— jon tayler, SI.com, "How Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto Wheeled and Dealed His Way to First-Half Success," 22 June 2018
In 1945 President Harry Truman declared V-E (Victory in Europe) Day, announcing the surrender of Germany and officially ending the European phase of World War II.

— baltimoresun.com, "This Day in History: May 8," 8 May 2018
Jordan, meanwhile, has pressured opposition leaders to strike a new deal with Russia that would involve some measure of surrender and reconciliation with the regime, according to rebel leaders.

— dov lieber, WSJ, "Russia-Backed Syrian Forces Intensify Assault on Rebel Stronghold," 27 June 2018

Origin and Etymology of surrender

Middle English surrendre, from Anglo-French, from surrendre, susrendre to relinquish, from sur- & sus-, suz under + rendre to give back — more at render, sous

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First Known Use: 15th century

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surrender Synonyms

Synonyms

capitulating, capitulation, cession, handover, relinquishment, rendition, submission, submitting;

Near Antonyms

resistance;

Related Words

acceptance, acquiescence, concession;

compromise;

appeasement, conciliation, reconcilement, reconciliation;

capture, fall;

SURRENDER Defined for English Language Learners

surrender

verb

Definition of surrender for English Language Learners

: to agree to stop fighting, hiding, resisting, etc., because you know that you will not win or succeed
: to give the control or use of (something) to someone else
: to allow something (such as a habit or desire) to influence or control you

surrender

noun

Definition of surrender for English Language Learners

: an agreement to stop fighting, hiding, resisting, etc., because you know that you will not win or succeed : an act of surrendering
: the act of giving the control or use of something to someone else
: the act of allowing yourself to be influenced or controlled by someone or something

SURRENDER Defined for Kids

surrender

verb sur·ren·der \ sə-ˈren-dər \

Definition of surrender for Students

surrendered; surrendering

1 : to give up after a struggle

The soldiers surrendered.

We'll never surrender the fort.

2 : to let go of : relinquish

We surrendered our place in line.

surrender

noun

Definition of surrender for Students

1 : the act of giving up after a struggle

2 : the act of giving something over to the possession or control of someone else

Law Dictionary

surrender

transitive verb sur·ren·der

legal Definition of surrender

1 a : to yield to the control or possession of another

surrender the leased premises

surrender collateral to a creditor

b : to give up completely or agree to forgo

c : to cancel (one's insurance policy) voluntarily

2 : to give over to the custody of the law

surrender a defendant

intransitive verb

: to give oneself up

surrender

noun

legal Definition of surrender

: an act or instance of surrendering

discharge an obligor by surrender of a promissory note

; especially : the yielding of an estate by a tenant to the landlord so that the leasehold interest is extinguished by mutual agreement

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