Definitions for surrender
səˈrɛn dərsur·ren·der

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. resignation, surrendernoun

   acceptance of despair

2. giving up, yielding, surrendernoun

   a verbal act of admitting defeat

3. surrendernoun

   the delivery of a principal into lawful custody

4. capitulation, fall, surrenderverb

   the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)

   "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"

5. surrender, give upverb

   give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another

   "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"

6. surrender, cede, deliver, give upverb

   relinquish possession or control over

   "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. surrendernoun

   An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.

2. surrendernoun

   The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.

3. surrendernoun

   The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists.

4. surrenderverb

   To give up into the power, control, or possession of another; specifically (Military) to yield (land, a town, etc.) to an enemy.

5. surrenderverb

   To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in to.

6. Etymology: Anglo-Norman, representing Old French surrendre, from sur- + rendre ‘render’.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Surrender, Surrendrynoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. The act of yielding.

   Our general mother, with eyes
   Of conjugal attraction unreprov’d,
   And meek surrender, half-embracing lean’d
   On our first father. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   Having mustered up all the forces he could, the clouds above and the deeps below, he prepares for a surrender; asserting, from a mistaken computation, that all these will not come up to near the quantity requisite. John Woodward.

   Juba’s surrender
   Would give up Africk unto Cæsar’s hands. Addison.

   2. The act of resigning or giving up to another.

   If our father carry authority with such disposition as he bears, this last surrender of his will but offend us. William Shakespeare.

   That hope quickly vanished upon the undoubted intelligence of that surrender. Edward Hyde.

   As oppressed states made themselves homagers to the Romans to engage their protection, so we should have made an entire surrendry of ourselves to God, that we might have gained a title to his deliverances. Decay of Piety.

   In passing a thing away by deed of gift, are required a surrender on the giver’s part, of all the property he has in it; and to the making of a thing sacred, this surrender by its right owner is necessary. Robert South, Sermons.

2. To SURRENDERverb

   Etymology: surrendre, old French.

   1. To yield up; to deliver up.

   Solemn dedication of churches serve not only to make them publick, but further also to surrender up that right which otherwise their founders might have in them, and to make God himself their owner. Richard Hooker.

   2. To deliver up an enemy.

   Ripe age bade him surrender late,
   His life and long good fortune unto final fate. Edward Fairfax.

   He willing to surrender up the castle, forbade his soldiers to have any talk with the enemy. Richard Knolles.

3. To Surrenderverb

   To yield; to give ones self up.

   This mighty Archimedes too surrenders now. Joseph Glanvill.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Surrenderverb

   to yield to the power of another; to give or deliver up possession of (anything) upon compulsion or demand; as, to surrender one's person to an enemy or to an officer; to surrender a fort or a ship

2. Surrenderverb

   to give up possession of; to yield; to resign; as, to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage

3. Surrenderverb

   to yield to any influence, emotion, passion, or power; -- used reflexively; as, to surrender one's self to grief, to despair, to indolence, or to sleep

4. Surrenderverb

   to yield; to render or deliver up; to give up; as, a principal surrendered by his bail, a fugitive from justice by a foreign state, or a particular estate by the tenant thereof to him in remainder or reversion

5. Surrenderverb

   to give up one's self into the power of another; to yield; as, the enemy, seeing no way of escape, surrendered at the first summons

6. Surrendernoun

   the act of surrendering; the act of yielding, or resigning one's person, or the possession of something, into the power of another; as, the surrender of a castle to an enemy; the surrender of a right

7. Surrendernoun

   the yielding of a particular estate to him who has an immediate estate in remainder or reversion

8. Surrendernoun

   the giving up of a principal into lawful custody by his bail

9. Surrendernoun

   the delivery up of fugitives from justice by one government to another, as by a foreign state. See Extradition

10. Etymology: [OF. surrendre to deliver; sur over + rendre to render. See Sur-, and Render.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Surrender

   Surrender is the cessation of fighting by soldiers, naval craft, nations or other combatants and their eventually becoming prisoners of war, either as individuals or when ordered to by their officers. A white flag or handkerchief is a common symbol of surrender, as is the gesture of raising one's hands empty and open above one's head. When a tank commander is surrendering, the tank's turret should be turned opposite the direction of the opposing forces. Normally, a surrender will involve the handing over of weapons; in European warfare of earlier centuries, the commanding officer of a surrendering force would specifically offer up his sword to the victorious commander. Flags and ensigns are hauled down or furled, and ships' colours are struck to signal a surrender. When the parties agree to terms, the surrender may be conditional, i.e. if the surrendering party promises to submit only after the victor makes certain promises. Otherwise it is a surrender at discretion; the victor makes no promises of treatment other than those provided by the laws and customs of war — most of which are laid out in the Hague Conventions and the Geneva Conventions. Normally a belligerent will only agree to surrender unconditionally if completely incapable of continuing hostilities.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Surrender

   sur-ren′dėr, v.t. to deliver over: to resign.—v.i. to yield up one's self to another.—n. act of yielding, or giving up to another.—ns. Surrenderee′, one to whom a legal surrender is made; Surren′derer, one who surrenders; Surren′deror (law), one who makes a surrender; Surren′dry, Surren′dery (obs.), a surrender. [O. Fr. surrendre, from sur, over—L. super, over, rendre—L. reddĕre, to render.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. surrender

   To lay down your arms, and give yourself up as a prisoner of war. Also, the act of giving up, as the surrender of a town or garrison.

Matched Categories

1. • Delivery
   • Despair

British National Corpus

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   Rank popularity for the word 'surrender' in Verbs Frequency: #1010

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of surrender in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of surrender in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of surrender in a Sentence

1. Mike Gallagher:

   This is exactly what many Democrats said they wanted, they pushed back on the administration. They begged and pleaded the president to abandon the Taliban's surrender date.

2. Ken Hachikian:

   Obama's surrender to Turkey represents a national disgrace.

3. Brett Hartl:

   Pushing the deadline for action to 2050 waves the white flag of surrender, these Representatives are punting the greatest challenge the world faces to their children and grandchildren.

4. President Idriss Deby:

   He escaped justice during the taking of Dikwa by the Chadian army, but we know where he is. And if he refuses to surrender he will face the same fate as the others who perished in their defeat at Dikwa.

5. Michael Palladino:

   The The Manhattan DA DA's office needs to enter the 21st century. This is the age of technology. People keep loads of personal info on their phones that they prefer remains confidential, a woman should not have to surrender confidential intimate information that's immaterial to the case to defend herself against a sexual predator.

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