English to English
surrender
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noun (n)
- the delivery of a principal into lawful custody(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- 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.(noun)source: webster1913
- The voluntary cancellation of the legal liability of the company by the insured and beneficiary for a consideration (called the surrender value).(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another(verb.competition)Example:
The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered.
source: wordnet30 - 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.(verb)source: webster1913
- 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.(verb)source: webster1913