surrender

sur·ren·der  (s-rndr)

v. sur·ren·dered, sur·ren·der·ing, sur·ren·ders

v.tr.

1. To relinquish possession or control of to another because of demand or compulsion.

2. To give up in favor of another.

3. To give up or give back (something that has been granted): surrender a contractual right.

4. To give up or abandon: surrender all hope.

5. To give over or resign (oneself) to something, as to an emotion: surrendered himself to grief.

6. Law To restore (an estate, for example), especially to give up (a lease) before expiration of the term.

v.intr.

To give oneself up, as to an enemy.

n.

1. The act or an instance of surrendering.

2. Law

a. The delivery of a prisoner, fugitive from justice, or other principal in a suit into legal custody.

b. The act of surrendering or of being surrendered to bail.

c. Restoration of an estate.

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[Middle English surrenderen, from Old French surrendre : sur-, sur- + rendre, to deliver; see render.]

Synonyms: surrender, submission, capitulation
These nouns denote the act of giving up one's person, one's possessions, or people under one's command to the authority, power, or control of another. Surrender is the most general: "No terms except unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted" (Ulysses S. Grant).
Submission stresses the subordination of the side that has yielded: "Our cruel and unrelenting enemy leaves us only the choice of brave resistance, or the most abject submission" (George Washington).
Capitulation implies surrender under specific prearranged conditions: Lack of food and ammunition forced the capitulation of the rebels. See Also Synonyms at relinquish.

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surrender

Verb

1. to give oneself up physically to an enemy after defeat

2. to give (something) up to another, under pressure or on demand: the rebels surrendered their arms

3. to give (something) up voluntarily to another: he was surrendering his own chance for the championship

4. to give in to a temptation or an influence

Noun

the act or instance of surrendering [Old French surrendre]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	surrender - acceptance of despair                 resignation despair - the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; "they moaned in despair and dismay"; "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair" defeatism - acceptance of the inevitability of defeat
	2.	surrender - a verbal act of admitting defeat     giving up, yielding relinquishing, relinquishment - a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
	3.	surrender - the delivery of a principal into lawful custody extradition - the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty) legal transfer, livery, delivery - the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
	4.	surrender - the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort" capitulation, fall loss - the act of losing someone or something; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"
Verb	1.	surrender - give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered" give up abnegate - surrender (power or a position); "The King abnegated his power to the ministers" yield - cease opposition; stop fighting concede - acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose" capitulate - surrender under agreed conditions stand firm, withstand, hold out, resist - stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
	2.	surrender - relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" cede, give up, deliver gift, present, give - give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?" yield up - surrender, as a result of pressure or force sell - give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career" sign away, sign over - formally assign ownership of; "She signed away her rights"

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surrender

verb 1. give in, yield, submit, give way, quit, succumb, cave in (informal) capitulate, throw in the towel, lay down arms, give yourself up, show the white flag << OPPOSITE resist

verb 2. give up, abandon, relinquish, resign, yield, concede, part with, renounce, waive, forego, cede, deliver up

noun 3. submission, yielding, cave-in (informal) capitulation, resignation, renunciation, relinquishment

Translations

surrender [səˈrɛndəʳ] n → rendición f; entrega

vi → rendirse, entregarse

vt → renunciar

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surrender [səˈrɛndəʳ] n → reddition f, capitulation f

vi → se rendre, capituler

vt [+ claim, right] → renoncer à

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surrender [səˈrɛndəʳ] n → Kapitulation f

vi → sich ergeben

vt → aufgeben

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surrender [səˈrɛndəʳ] n → resa, capitolazione f

vi → arrendersi

vt [+ claim, right] → rinunciare a

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surrender

v surrender [səˈrendə]

1 to yield The general refused to surrender to the enemy; We shall never surrender! oorgee يَسْتَسْلِم، يُسَلِّمُ لِ капитулирам vzdát se overgive sig sich ergeben παραδίνομαι rendirse alistuma تسليم كردن antautua se rendre לְהִיכָּנַע आत्म समर्पण करना, हार मानना predati se megadja magát menyerah gefast upp arrendersi 降参する 항복하다, 굴복하다 pasiduoti, kapituliuoti padoties menyerah kalah (zich) overgeven overgi seg, kapitulere poddawać się render-se a se preda сдаваться vzdať sa vdati se predati se ge sig, kapitulera ยอมแพ้ teslim olmak 投降 здавати(ся) حوالے کرنا، ہتھیار ڈالنا chịu thua, đầu hàng 投降

2 to give up or abandon He surrendered his claim to the throne; You must surrender your old passport when applying for a new one. oorhandig, inhandig يَتَخَلَّى عَن، يَتَنازَل عَن предавам се vzdát se (čeho); odevzdat opgive; aflevere auf..., abgeben παραδίδω, εγκαταλείπω renunciar (a); devolver loobuma, loovutama واگذار كردن luopua, luovuttaa renoncer à; rendre לְווַתֵר छोड़ देना, त्याग देना odreći se, predati lemond (vmiről) melepaskan láta af hendi abbandonare, rinunciare a 放棄する ...을 단념하다; ...을 넘겨주다 atsisakyti atteikties; labprātīgi atdot menyerahkan opgeven oppgi, avstå zrzekać się, zdawać renunciar a renunţa; a abandona отказываться; сдавать vzdať sa (čoho); odovzdať odreči se, oddati odreći se avstå från, lämna ifrån sig สละ vazgeçmek, bırakmak 放棄 відмовлятися دست بردار ہونا từ bỏ, dâng, nộp 放弃

n

(an) act of surrendering The garrison was forced into surrender. opgee يَسْتَسْلِم ، يُسَلِّمُ لِ предаване kapitulace overgivelse die Kapitulation παράδοση στον αντίπαλο rendición allaandmine تسليم antautuminen reddition כְּנִיעָה आत्म समर्पण, अभ्यर्पण, परित्याग, त्याग, अभिभव, अभिभूत predaja, izručenje megadás penyerahan uppgjöf resa 降参 항복; 넘겨줌 pasidavimas padošanās penyerahan overgave overgivelse, kapitulasjon poddanie się rendição capitulare сдача; капитуляция kapitulácia vdaja predaja kapitulation การยอมแพ้ teslim (olma) 投降 здача, капітуляція دست برداری، سپر اندازی sự đầu hàng 投降