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Surrender

/səˈɹɛndəɹ/

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

📖 Definitions of "Surrender"

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    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.

verb
  1. 1

    To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.

  2. 2

    (by extension) To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.

  3. 3

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

    "I surrender!"

  4. 4

    To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.

    "to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage"

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