surrender
verb
[ səˈrɛndə ]
• stop resisting to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority.
• "over 140 rebels surrendered to the authorities"
Similar:
capitulate,
give in,
give (oneself) up,
yield,
concede,
submit,
climb down,
give way,
defer,
acquiesce,
back down,
cave in,
relent,
succumb,
quit,
crumble,
be beaten,
be overcome,
be overwhelmed,
fall victim,
lay down one's arms,
raise/show the white flag,
throw in the towel/sponge,
accept defeat,
concede defeat,
• give up or hand over (a person, right, or possession), typically on compulsion or demand.
• "in 1815 Denmark surrendered Norway to Sweden"
Similar:
give up,
relinquish,
renounce,
forgo,
forswear,
cede,
abdicate,
waive,
forfeit,
sacrifice,
hand over,
turn over,
deliver (up),
yield (up),
resign,
transfer,
commit,
grant,
part with,
let go of,
forsake,
abandon,
leave behind,
cast aside,
turn one's back on,
lose,
surrender
noun
• the action of surrendering to an opponent or powerful influence.
• "the final surrender of Germany on 8 May 1945"
Similar:
capitulation,
submission,
yielding,
giving in,
succumbing,
acquiescence,
laying down of arms,
quitting,
fall,
defeat,
relinquishment,
surrendering,
renunciation,
forgoing,
forsaking,
ceding,
cession,
abdication,
waiving,
resignation,
handing over,
giving up,
yielding up,
transfer,
abandonment,
• the action of surrendering a lease or life insurance policy.
Origin:
late Middle English (chiefly in legal use): from Anglo-Norman French (see sur-1, render).
