surrender

Meaning

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

yield

give up

give oneself up

submit to

resign oneself to

be submissive

accept defeat

be loyal

bend one’s back

give to someone

submit oneself

surrender oneself

take over for use

yield to superior logic

delivery into legal custody

throw in the towel

give into

break off an engagement

cancel a contract

legal transfer

rescind a contract

terminate an agreement

nod head

admit defeat

listen to reason

rescission of contract

abdicate

surrender one's weapons

fail

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-bor. Old French sur- Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Latin reddō Latin prēndoinflu. Late Latin rendō Old French rendre Old French surrendrebor. English surrender Borrowed from Old French surrendre, from sur- + rendre (“render”). Noun use is from Anglo-Norman. Displaced native Old English handgang (noun) and on hand gān (verb).

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