What is the meaning of surrender?

noun

  • Acceptance of despair.
  • A verbal act of admitting defeat.
  • The delivery of a principal into lawful custody.
  • The act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions. )
    • usage: "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"

verb

  • Give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another.
    • usage: "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"
  • Relinquish possession or control over.
    • usage: "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
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APAWordNet. (2010). surrender. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/surrender/definitions/1189507
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