surrender


Definition: Meaning of, surrender in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / səˈrɛndə /

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surrender surrendered surrendered
Present Participle Third Person Singular
surrendering surrenders
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to say officially that you want to stop fighting or to stop avoiding the police, government etc because you realize that you cannot win
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  2. [transitive] to give your soldiers, land or weapons to an enemy after you have been defeated
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  3. [transitive] to give up something or someone because you are forced to
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  4. surrender to something to allow yourself to be controlled or influenced by something
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  5. [transitive] formal to give something such as a ticket or a PASSPORT to an official
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  1. when you say officially that you want to stop fighting because you realize that you cannot win
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  2. when you give away something or someone, usually because you are forced to
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  3. when you allow yourself to be controlled or influenced by something
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surrender used in phrases

  • cash surrender value (noun)
    1. the amount that the insurance company will pay on a given life insurance policy if the policy is cancelled prior to the death of the insured
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