submit, yield, capitulate; relinquish, give up, abandon
capitulation, submission, yielding, relinquishing
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Surrender Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Surrender Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
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.
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.
(v. t.)
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.
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.
(v. t.)
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.
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.
(v. t.)
To give up possession of; to yield; to resign; as, to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage.
To give up possession of; to yield; to resign; as, to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage.
(v. i.)
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.
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.
(n.)
The yielding of a particular estate to him who has an immediate estate in remainder or reversion.
The yielding of a particular estate to him who has an immediate estate in remainder or reversion.
(n.)
The giving up of a principal into lawful custody by his bail.
The giving up of a principal into lawful custody by his bail.
(n.)
The delivery up of fugitives from justice by one government to another, as by a foreign state. See Extradition.
The delivery up of fugitives from justice by one government to another, as by a foreign state. See Extradition.
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe 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.
surrender
\sur*ren"der\, n. (insurance) the voluntary cancellation of the legal liability of the company by the insured and beneficiary for a consideration (called the
surrender
value).
surrender
\sur*ren"der\, n.
1. 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. that he may secure some liberty he makes a surrender in trust of the whole of it.
2. (law) (a) the yielding of a particular estate to him who has an immediate estate in remainder or reversion. (b) the giving up of a principal into lawful custody by his bail. (c) the delivery up of fugitives from justice by one government to another, as by a foreign state. see extradition.
surrender
\sur*ren"der\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. surrendered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. surrendering.] [of. surrendre to deliver; sur over + rendre to render. see sur-, and render.] 1. 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. to give up possession of; to yield; to resign; as, to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage. to surrender up that right which otherwise their founders might have in them.
3. 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. (law) 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.
surrender
\sur*ren"der\, v. i. 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.
surrender
n
1. acceptance of despair [syn: resignation]
2. a verbal act of admitting defeat [syn: giving up, yielding]
3. the delivery of a principal into lawful custody
4. the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort" [syn: capitulation, fall]
v 1: give up or agree to forego to the power or possession of another [syn: give up]
[ant: resist] 2: relinquish possession or control over; "the squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" [syn: cede, deliver, give up]
3: relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another [syn: relinquish]
4: hand over to the authorities of another country [syn: extradite, deliver, deport]
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surrender value
Noun
1. acceptance of despair
(synonym) resignation
(hypernym) despair
(hyponym) defeatism
2. a verbal act of admitting defeat
(synonym) giving up, yielding
(hypernym) relinquishment, relinquishing
(derivation) give up
3. the delivery of a principal into lawful custody
(hypernym) delivery, livery, legal transfer
(hyponym) extradition
(derivation) cede, deliver, give up
4. the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
(synonym) capitulation, fall
(hypernym) loss
(derivation) give up
Verb
1. give up or agree to forego to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"
(synonym) give up
(antonym) resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
(hypernym) yield
(hyponym) concede
(derivation) capitulation, fall
2. relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
(synonym) cede, deliver, give up
(hypernym) give, gift, present
(hyponym) yield up
3. relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another
(synonym) relinquish
(hypernym) yield
(hyponym) abnegate
(derivation) surrenderer, yielder
Surrender Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Surrender or surrendering may refer to:
- Surrender (military), capitulation
- Surrender (religion), the relinquishment of one's own will to a higher power
- Surrender (1987 film), starring Sally Field and Michael Caine
- Surrender (1927 film), directed by Edward Sloman
- Surrender (1931 film), starring Warner Baxter
- Surrender (1950 film), starring John Carroll
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Surrender Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
- to give up half the wager before the hand is complete, thus saving half the wager.
