Definition of surrender
surrendered
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play \-d(ə-)riŋ\transitive verb
1a : to yield to the power, control, or possession of another upon compulsion or demand surrendered the fortb : to give up completely or agree to forgo especially in favor of another
2a : to give (oneself) up into the power of another especially as a prisonerb : to give (oneself) over to something (such as an influence)
intransitive verb
: to give oneself up into the power of another : yield
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Examples of surrender in a Sentence
The enemy finally surrendered after three days of fighting.
The gunman surrendered and was taken into custody.
The troops were forced to surrender the fort.
They were required to surrender their passports.
the surrendering of land to the government
He refused to surrender to despair.
He refused to surrender himself to despair.
Recent Examples of surrender from the Web
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Crescenta Valley surrendered three runs in the bottom of the inning and suffered a 6-5 loss to Tehachapi in its opening game of the Section 2 Tournament at Granada Hills Little League Fields.
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In 2015, Jones was convicted of a domestic battery and, as a result, had to surrender a DNA sample, which was submitted to a national database.
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Zac Lowther made the start and pitched into the fourth, surrendering his first runs in three starts.
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Jean Segura added another two-run homer on a fastball in the second as Vargas surrendered three homers in one start for the first time since June 27, 2014.
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Kie is at peace with her condition but has not surrendered to it.
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Desper surrendered at McGarrigle’s office in Media around 2 a.m. Sunday.
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Baker reminded residents that under Maryland’s Safe Haven law, a woman can safely surrender custody of her infant child, no questions asked, at a hospital or police station.
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After Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Florida Gov. John Milton committed suicide, preferring death to Union rule.
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Origin and Etymology of surrender
Middle English surrendren, from surrendre, noun
Synonym Discussion of surrender
surrender
Definition of surrender
1a : the action of yielding one's person or giving up the possession of something especially into the power of anotherb : the relinquishment by a patentee of rights or claims under a patentc : the delivery of a principal into lawful custody by bail —called also surrender by baild : the voluntary cancellation of the legal liability of an insurance company by the insured and beneficiary for a consideratione : the delivery of a fugitive from justice by one government to another
2 : an instance of surrendering
Examples of surrender in a Sentence
Their surrender was formalized in a treaty.
They demanded an unconditional surrender.
Recent Examples of surrender from the Web
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Days later, Placencia’s lawyer contacted deputies about the shooting, and the surrender was arranged.
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Whatever Gen. Robert E. Lee had surrendered in Virginia, the Army of the Trans-Mississippi had held out until late May, and even with its formal surrender on June 2, a number of ex-rebels in the region took to bushwhacking and plunder. 2.
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In isolated Texas, word of the official end of fighting, the surrenders of generals Lee and Johnston, and the capture of President Davis through May of 1865 arrived late.
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Many are the burdens that could push a soul toward surrender right now.
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Almost a year after the Battle - on May 8, 1945 - the Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany.
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That previously undisclosed ultimatum may have been the final straw that prompted the surrender, the official said.
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From the invasion of Manchuria in 1931 until their surrender in 1945, Japan engaged in germ warfare, slave labor, mass rapes and dissection of live bodies for medical research.
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Hopefully nobody sees this is as a surrender to blowback.
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SURRENDER Defined for English Language Learners
surrender
playDefinition of surrender for English Language Learners
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: to agree to stop fighting, hiding, resisting, etc., because you know that you will not win or succeed
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: to give the control or use of (something) to someone else
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: to allow something (such as a habit or desire) to influence or control you
surrender
Definition of surrender for English Language Learners
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: an agreement to stop fighting, hiding, resisting, etc., because you know that you will not win or succeed : an act of surrendering
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: the act of giving the control or use of something to someone else
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: the act of allowing yourself to be influenced or controlled by someone or something
SURRENDER Defined for Kids
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.
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
Legal Definition of surrender
1a : 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
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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