surrender

sur·ren·der

 (sə-rĕn′dər)

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

v.tr.

1. To relinquish possession or control of (something) to another because of demand or compulsion: surrendered the city to the enemy. See Synonyms at relinquish.

2. To give up in favor of another, especially voluntarily: surrendered her chair to her grandmother.

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

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

5. Law To effectuate a surrender of.

v.intr.

To submit to the power of another, especially after resisting; give up.

n.

1. The act or an instance of surrendering: The general demanded the unconditional surrender of the fort.

2. Law The yielding of the possession of an estate to a party with a reversion or remainder interest in the estate, or of a lease to a landlord, prior to the term's expiration.

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

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surrender

(səˈrɛndə)

vb

1. (tr) to relinquish to the control or possession of another under duress or on demand: to surrender a city.

2. (tr) to relinquish or forego (an office, position, etc), esp as a voluntary concession to another: he surrendered his place to a lady.

3. to give (oneself) up physically, as or as if to an enemy

4. to allow (oneself) to yield, as to a temptation, influence, etc

5. (tr) to give up (hope, etc)

6. (Law) (tr) law to give up or restore (an estate), esp to give up a lease before expiration of the term

7. (tr) obsolete to return or render (thanks, etc)

8. (Law) surrender to bail to present oneself at court at the appointed time after having been on bail

n

9. the act or instance of surrendering

10. (Insurance) insurance the voluntary discontinuation of a life policy by its holder in return for a consideration (the surrender value)

11. (Law) law

a. the yielding up or restoring of an estate, esp the giving up of a lease before its term has expired

b. the giving up to the appropriate authority of a fugitive from justice

c. the act of surrendering or being surrendered to bail

d. the deed by which a legal surrender is effected

[C15: from Old French surrendre to yield, from sur-¹ + rendre to render]

surˈrenderer n

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sur•ren•der

(səˈrɛn dər)

v.t.

1. to deliver up or yield (something) to the possession or power of another on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy.

2. to give (oneself) up, as to the police.

3. to give (oneself) up to some influence, course, emotion, etc.: surrendered himself to despair.

4. to give up, abandon, or relinquish (comfort, hope, etc.).

5. to yield or resign (an office, privilege, etc.) in favor of another.

v.i.

6. to give oneself up, as into the power of another; submit or yield.

n.

7. an act or instance of surrendering.

[1425–75; < Old French surrendre to give up =sur- sur-¹ + rendre to render¹]

syn: See yield.

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surrender

Past participle: surrendered
Gerund: surrendering

Imperative

surrender

surrender

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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 We'll never surrender to the terrorists.
give in fight (on), oppose, resist, defy, withstand, stand up to, make a stand against

2. give up, abandon, relinquish, resign, yield, concede, part with, renounce, waive, forego, cede, deliver up She had to surrender all rights to her property.

noun

1. submission, yielding, cave-in (informal), capitulation, resignation, renunciation, relinquishment the unconditional surrender of the rebels

2. relinquishment, giving up, handing over, transfer, surrendering, forsaking, ceding, abdication, renunciation, yielding up, forgoing a complete surrender of weapons

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surrender

verb

1. To undergo capture, defeat, or ruin:

collapse, fall, go down, go under, topple.

2. To let (something) go:

abandon, cede, forgo, lay down, relinquish, yield.

3. To give up a possession, claim, or right:

abandon, abdicate, cede, demit, forswear, hand over, quitclaim, relinquish, render, renounce, resign, waive, yield.

4. To yield (oneself) unrestrainedly, as to a particular impulse:

abandon, give over, give up.

5. To give in from or as if from a gradual loss of strength:

bow, buckle, capitulate, submit, succumb, yield.

Informal: fold.

noun

1. The act of submitting or surrendering to the power of another:

capitulation, submission.

2. The act of delivering or the condition of being delivered:

delivery, transfer.

3. A giving up of a possession, claim, or right:

abandonment, abdication, demission, quitclaim, relinquishment, renunciation, resignation, waiver.

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Translations

يَتَخَلَّى عَن، يَتَنازَل عَنيَسْتَسْلِم ، يُسَلِّمُ لِيَسْتَسْلِم، يُسَلِّمُ لِيُسَلِّمُ

vzdát sekapitulaceodevzdat

aflevereopgiveovergive (sig)overgive sigovergivelse

Kapitulationergebensich ergebenabgeben

παραδίνομαιπαράδοση

rendirserendiciónrendirdevolverrenunciar (a)

alistuma

antautuaantautuminenluovuttaaluovutus

se rendreabandonabandonnercapitulerreddition

predati se

megadás

gefast uppláta af hendiuppgjöf

arrendersiresarestituzioneriscattareconsegnare

投降投降する放棄放棄する自首

항복하다

atteiktieslabprātīgi atdot

overgeven

avståovergi (seg)

poddać

capitulaçãorender-se

даватьсясдаватьсясдатьсдатьсяпасовать

vdajavdati se

ge upp

ยอมแพ้

teslim olmakvazgeçmekbırakmakteslim

đầu hàng

投降放弃

surrender

[səˈrendəʳ]

A. N

1. (= capitulation) (Mil) → rendición f (fig) → claudicación f
no surrender! → ¡no nos rendimos nunca!

2. (= handover) [of weapons] → entrega f

3. (Jur) [of lease, property] → cesión f

4. (Insurance) [of policy] → rescate m (previo al vencimiento)

B. VI (Mil) → rendirse
I surrender! → ¡me rindo!
to surrender to the police → entregarse a la policía
to surrender to despair → abandonarse or entregarse a la desesperación

C. VT

1. (Mil) [+ weapons] → rendir, entregar; [+ territory, city] → entregar
to surrender o.s (Mil) → rendirse; (to police) → entregarse
to surrender o.s. to despair → abandonarse or entregarse a la desesperación
I surrendered myself to his charms → me rendí a or ante sus encantos

2. (= renounce, give up) [+ claim, right] → renunciar a; [+ lease, ownership] → ceder (liter) [+ hope] → abandonar

3. (= hand over) [+ passport, ticket] → entregar, hacer entrega de (more frm)

4. (= redeem) [+ insurance policy] → rescatar (antes del vencimiento)

D. CPD surrender value N → valor m de rescate

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surrender

[səˈrɛndə^r]

n

(MILITARY) [army, soldier, garrison, town] → reddition f
They tried to starve us into surrender
BUT Ils essayèrent de nous affamer pour que nous nous rendions.

(= relinquishing) [weapons, rights] → abandon m

[self] → abandon m

vi → se rendre

vt

[+ claim, right] → renoncer à

[+ territory] → renoncer à

[+ weapons] → déposersurrender value n → valeur f de rachat

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surrender

vi → sich ergeben (→ to +dat); (to police) → sich stellen (→ to +dat); I surrender! → ich ergebe mich!

vt (Mil) → übergeben; firearms also, control, power, title, lead → abgeben; goods, suspect → ausliefern; insurance policy → einlösen; lease → kündigen; claim, right, hope → aufgeben

vr to surrender oneself to something → sich einer Sache (dat) → hingeben; to fate → sich in etw (acc) → ergeben

n

(Mil: = capitulation) → Kapitulation f (→ to vor +dat)

(= handing over) → Übergabe f (→ to an +acc); (of control, power, title, lead) → Abgabe f; (of suspect) → Auslieferung f, → Aushändigung f (→ to an +acc); (of insurance policy) → Einlösen nt; (of lease) → Kündigung f; (of claim, right, hope) → Aufgabe f, → Preisgabe f; surrender value (Insur) → Rückgabe- or Rückkaufswert m

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surrender

[səˈrɛndəʳ]

1. n → resa, capitolazione f
no surrender! → non ci arrendiamo!

2. vt (gen) (Mil) to surrender (to) → consegnare (a); (lease) → cedere; (claim, right) → rinunciare a; (hope) → abbandonare; (insurance policy) → riscattare

3. vi to surrender (to) → arrendersi (a)

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surrender

(səˈrendə) verb

1. to yield. The general refused to surrender to the enemy; We shall never surrender! oorgee يَسْتَسْلِم، يُسَلِّمُ لِ капитулирам render-se vzdát se sich ergeben overgive sig παραδίνομαιrendirse 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 pasiduoti, kapituliuoti padoties menyerah kalah overgevenovergi seg, kapitulere poddawać się تسلیمول 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 renunciar vzdát se (čeho); odevzdat auf..., abgeben opgive; aflevere παραδίδω, εγκαταλείπωrenunciar; devolver loobuma, loovutama واگذار كردن 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 포기하다 atsisakyti atteikties; labprātīgi atdot menyerahkan opgevenoppgi, avstå zrzekać się, zdawać تسلیمیدنه 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

noun

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

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surrender

→ يُسَلِّمُ vzdát se overgive (sig) ergeben (sich) παραδίνομαι rendirse antautua se rendre predati se arrendersi 降伏する 항복하다 overgeven (zich) overgi (seg) poddać render-se сдаваться ge upp ยอมแพ้ teslim olmak đầu hàng 投降

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