surrender

1 of 2

verb

sur·ren·der sə-ˈren-dər How to pronounce surrender (audio)

surrendered; surrendering sə-ˈren-d(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce surrender (audio)

transitive verb

: to yield to the power, control, or possession of another upon compulsion or demand

surrendered the fort

: to give up completely or agree to forgo especially in favor of another

: to give (oneself) up into the power of another especially as a prisoner

: to give (oneself) over to something (such as an influence)

intransitive verb

: to give oneself up into the power of another : yield

surrender

2 of 2

noun

: the action of yielding one's person or giving up the possession of something especially into the power of another

: the relinquishment by a patentee of rights or claims under a patent

: the delivery of a principal into lawful custody by bail

called also surrender by bail

: the voluntary cancellation of the legal liability of an insurance company by the insured and beneficiary for a consideration

: the delivery of a fugitive from justice by one government to another

: an instance of surrendering

Example Sentences

Verb The enemy finally surrendered after three days of fighting. The gunman surrendered and was taken into custody. The troops were forced to surrender the fort. They were required to surrender their passports. the surrendering of land to the government He refused to surrender to despair. He refused to surrender himself to despair. Noun Their surrender was formalized in a treaty. They demanded an unconditional surrender. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Miami will also surrender its first-round pick in the 2023 draft along with a third-rounder in 2024.

Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 Smith is to surrender to the Federal Bureau of Prisons in the unrelated federal case on Thursday.

Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2022 That capped off a dominant state tournament where Houston and Ramulu didn’t surrender more than two games in any set, despite only having a 30-minute break between the quarterfinal and semifinal match.

Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 31 May 2022 On the morning of May 25, 2018, Weinstein was ordered to surrender at the New York Police Department’s First Precinct station house, in lower Manhattan.

Ken Auletta, The New Yorker, 30 May 2022 Fryer is scheduled to surrender to prison in mid-September with hope of being sent to a halfway house to serve the final six months of his sentence, Goldman said.

David K. Li, NBC News, 12 May 2022 Preseason games typically don’t mean a lot, but seeing the Chargers surrender two kick returns for touchdowns was not ideal.

Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 This summer has left many Americans with only one option: surrender.

Christine Chung, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2022 Therefore, many tax specialists say the U.S. should surrender rather than leave tax revenue on the table for other countries.

Aharon Friedman, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022

Noun

German star Daniel Brühl plays a German diplomat, negotiating Germany’s surrender in the war’s final days.

Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2022 The line between the fight for freedom and the surrender to hatred is absolute.

Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2022 But even at just 100 beats per minute, the young revelers of Kyiv are nowhere near surrender.

New York Times, 15 July 2022 Following the surrender in Mariupol, some Russian lawmakers were quick to call for the death penalty and proposed a ban on any exchange of prisoners that would allow members of the Azov regiment to go free.

Michael Schwirtz, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2022 As recently as Thursday, Svyatoslav Palamar, deputy commander of the Azov Regiment, posted a Telegram video that declared in its caption there would be no surrender from the troops still in Mariupol.

Annabelle Chapman, Washington Post, 20 May 2022 Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti announced the city fell with the surrender of 2,439 Ukrainian fighters, a figure much larger than previously reported.

Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 21 May 2022 This wasn't VE Day, a long, uncertain battle ending with the unconditional surrender of a foe.

Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 May 2021 Ar 234 was captured by the British in Norway with the surrender of Nazi Germany on May 7, 1945.

David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2020 See More

Kids Definition

surrender 1 of 2

verb

sur·ren·der sə-ˈren-dər How to pronounce surrender (audio)

surrendered; surrendering

: to give up after a struggle

The soldiers surrendered.

We'll never surrender the fort.

: to let go of : relinquish

We surrendered our place in line.

surrender

2 of 2

noun

: the act of giving up after a struggle

: the act of giving something over to the possession or control of someone else

Legal Definition

surrender 1 of 2

transitive verb

sur·ren·der

: to yield to the control or possession of another

surrender the leased premises

surrender collateral to a creditor

: to give up completely or agree to forgo

: to cancel (one's insurance policy) voluntarily

: to give over to the custody of the law

surrender a defendant

intransitive verb

: to give oneself up

surrender

2 of 2

noun

: an act or instance of surrendering

discharge an obligor by surrender of a promissory note

especially : the yielding of an estate by a tenant to the landlord so that the leasehold interest is extinguished by mutual agreement

surrendering 1 of 3

adjective

as in yielding

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

yielding
obliging
subordinate
kowtowing
acquiescent
subservient
dutiful
obedient
agreeable
submissive
servile
fawning
slavish
amiable
docile
placable
obsequious
compliant
amenable
restrained
soft
obeisant
duteous
conformable
inhibited
disciplined
constrained
tractable
orderly
curbed
biddable
repressed
controllable
decorous
law-abiding
mannerly
manageable
tame
meek
teachable
governable
gentle
mild
disciplinable
trainable
handleable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

wayward
defiant
contrary
wilful
rebel
willful
rebellious
recalcitrant
disobedient
unruly
refractory
insurgent
noncompliant
obstinate
stubborn
unamenable
insubordinate
uncontrollable
restive
ungovernable
mutinous
wild
unyielding
balky
defiant
intractable
resistant
obdurate
dogged
contumacious
obstreperous
unmanageable
untoward
bad
mulish
froward
incompliant
peevish
hardheaded
errant
perverse
headstrong
disorderly
balky
pigheaded
naughty
undisciplined
mischievous
self-willed
dissident
misbehaving
disrespectful
impudent
nonconformist
insolent
rude
impolite
ill-bred
ill-mannered

surrendering

2 of 3

noun

as in relinquishment

Synonyms & Similar Words

relinquishment
transferal
dispossession
nonpossession

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

possession
control
hands
ownership
keeping
enjoyment
power
authority
command
proprietorship
dominion
mastery

surrendering

3 of 3

verb

present participle of surrender

as in relinquishing

to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress the toddler surrendered the doll to her mother after a brief struggle the commander surrendered the garrison without having fired a single shot

Synonyms & Similar Words

relinquishing
rendering
delivering
ceding
yielding
abandoning
transferring
resigning
committing
turning in
entrusting
forfeiting
laying down
releasing
turning over
waiving
coughing up
giving up
renouncing
handing over
discarding
consigning
deserting
forsaking
shedding
abnegating
intrusting
parting (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

retaining
keeping
withholding

as in succumbing

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) the father refused to surrender to his son's constant begging for a BB gun

Synonyms & Similar Words

succumbing
submitting
conceding
bowing
capitulating
yielding
relenting
acquiescing
budging
quitting
giving in
blinking
knuckling under
deferring
throwing in the sponge
saying uncle
throwing in the towel

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

resisting
fighting
contending
confronting
opposing
facing
objecting
defying
combating
countering
meeting
combatting
thwarting
repelling
withstanding
battling
holding off
breasting

as in abdicating

to give up (as a position of authority) formally the aging queen refused to surrender the throne to her increasingly impatient heir

Synonyms & Similar Words

relinquishing
abdicating
resigning
renouncing
ceding
denying
abnegating
waiving
abandoning
vacating
abjuring
disavowing
forsaking
disowning
disclaiming
stepping down (from)
yielding
stepping aside (from)
deserting
demitting
giving up
handing over
quitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

claiming
assuming
appropriating
seizing
usurping
protecting
confiscating
defending
securing
arrogating
guarding
safeguarding
taking over
wresting

as in submitting

to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit) determined to give up smoking, she so far has not surrendered to her incessant desire to have a cigarette

Synonyms & Similar Words

succumbing
submitting
bowing
yielding
giving in
indulging
gratifying
wallowing
caving (in)
catering (to)
knuckling under
conceding (to)
acquiescing (to)
buckling (under)
giving over (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

resisting
fighting
confronting
opposing
facing
defying
objecting
combating
countering
rejecting
meeting
thwarting
combatting
repelling
withstanding
battling
restraining
holding off
inhibiting
checking
constraining
curbing
stifling
breasting
bridling

as in capitulating

to yield to the control or power of enemy forces General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, thus ending the Civil War

Synonyms & Similar Words

succumbing
capitulating
submitting
falling
collapsing
relinquishing
bowing
giving up
conceding
knuckling under
losing
buckling
folding
failing
giving (in)
handing over
caving (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

standing
resisting
fighting
opposing
enduring
winning
overcoming
withstanding
defying
beating
conquering
prevailing
repelling
bucking
triumphing

as in indulging

to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly laid-off workers who surrender themselves to despair will almost certainly never regain their footing

Synonyms & Similar Words

indulging
abandoning
yielding
delivering
reveling
giving up
overdoing
overindulging
revelling
basking
luxuriating
rolling
wallowing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

denying
eschewing
restraining
forgoing
foregoing
checking
inhibiting
refraining (from)
abstaining (from)
forbearing

单词	surrendering
释义	surrender 1 of 2 verb sur·ren·der sə-ˈren-dər surrendered; surrendering sə-ˈren-d(ə-)riŋ transitive verb 1 a : to yield to the power, control, or possession of another upon compulsion or demand surrendered the fort b : to give up completely or agree to forgo especially in favor of another 2 a : to give (oneself) up into the power of another especially as a prisoner b : to give (oneself) over to something (such as an influence) intransitive verb : to give oneself up into the power of another : yield surrender 2 of 2 noun 1 a : the action of yielding one's person or giving up the possession of something especially into the power of another b : the relinquishment by a patentee of rights or claims under a patent c : the delivery of a principal into lawful custody by bail called also surrender by bail d : the voluntary cancellation of the legal liability of an insurance company by the insured and beneficiary for a consideration e : the delivery of a fugitive from justice by one government to another 2 : an instance of surrendering Synonyms Verb cede cough up deliver give up hand over lay down relinquish render turn in turn over yield Noun capitulating capitulation cession handover relinquishment rendition submission submitting See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb The enemy finally surrendered after three days of fighting. The gunman surrendered and was taken into custody. The troops were forced to surrender the fort. They were required to surrender their passports. the surrendering of land to the government He refused to surrender to despair. He refused to surrender himself to despair. Noun Their surrender was formalized in a treaty. They demanded an unconditional surrender. See More Recent Examples on the Web Verb Miami will also surrender its first-round pick in the 2023 draft along with a third-rounder in 2024. Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 Smith is to surrender to the Federal Bureau of Prisons in the unrelated federal case on Thursday. Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2022 That capped off a dominant state tournament where Houston and Ramulu didn’t surrender more than two games in any set, despite only having a 30-minute break between the quarterfinal and semifinal match. Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 31 May 2022 On the morning of May 25, 2018, Weinstein was ordered to surrender at the New York Police Department’s First Precinct station house, in lower Manhattan. Ken Auletta, The New Yorker, 30 May 2022 Fryer is scheduled to surrender to prison in mid-September with hope of being sent to a halfway house to serve the final six months of his sentence, Goldman said. David K. Li, NBC News, 12 May 2022 Preseason games typically don’t mean a lot, but seeing the Chargers surrender two kick returns for touchdowns was not ideal. Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 This summer has left many Americans with only one option: surrender. Christine Chung, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2022 Therefore, many tax specialists say the U.S. should surrender rather than leave tax revenue on the table for other countries. Aharon Friedman, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 Noun German star Daniel Brühl plays a German diplomat, negotiating Germany’s surrender in the war’s final days. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2022 The line between the fight for freedom and the surrender to hatred is absolute. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2022 But even at just 100 beats per minute, the young revelers of Kyiv are nowhere near surrender. New York Times, 15 July 2022 Following the surrender in Mariupol, some Russian lawmakers were quick to call for the death penalty and proposed a ban on any exchange of prisoners that would allow members of the Azov regiment to go free. Michael Schwirtz, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2022 As recently as Thursday, Svyatoslav Palamar, deputy commander of the Azov Regiment, posted a Telegram video that declared in its caption there would be no surrender from the troops still in Mariupol. Annabelle Chapman, Washington Post, 20 May 2022 Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti announced the city fell with the surrender of 2,439 Ukrainian fighters, a figure much larger than previously reported. Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 21 May 2022 This wasn't VE Day, a long, uncertain battle ending with the unconditional surrender of a foe. Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 May 2021 Ar 234 was captured by the British in Norway with the surrender of Nazi Germany on May 7, 1945. David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Verb Middle English surrendren, from surrendre, noun Noun Middle English surrendre, from Anglo-French, from surrendre, susrendre to relinquish, from sur- & sus-, suz under + rendre to give back — more at render, sous-chef First Known Use Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing surrender self-surrender self-surrender Kids Definition surrender 1 of 2 verb sur·ren·der sə-ˈren-dər surrendered; surrendering 1 : to give up after a struggle The soldiers surrendered. We'll never surrender the fort. 2 : to let go of : relinquish We surrendered our place in line. surrender 2 of 2 noun 1 : the act of giving up after a struggle 2 : the act of giving something over to the possession or control of someone else Legal Definition surrender 1 of 2 transitive verb sur·ren·der 1 a : to yield to the control or possession of another surrender the leased premises surrender collateral to a creditor b : to give up completely or agree to forgo c : to cancel (one's insurance policy) voluntarily 2 : to give over to the custody of the law surrender a defendant intransitive verb : to give oneself up surrender 2 of 2 noun : an act or instance of surrendering discharge an obligor by surrender of a promissory note especially : the yielding of an estate by a tenant to the landlord so that the leasehold interest is extinguished by mutual agreement surrendering 1 of 3 adjective as in yielding Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance yielding obliging subordinate kowtowing acquiescent subservient dutiful obedient agreeable submissive servile fawning slavish amiable docile placable obsequious compliant amenable restrained soft obeisant duteous conformable inhibited disciplined constrained tractable orderly curbed biddable repressed controllable decorous law-abiding mannerly manageable tame meek teachable governable gentle mild disciplinable trainable handleable Antonyms & Near Antonyms wayward defiant contrary wilful rebel willful rebellious recalcitrant disobedient unruly refractory insurgent noncompliant obstinate stubborn unamenable insubordinate uncontrollable restive ungovernable mutinous wild unyielding balky defiant intractable resistant obdurate dogged contumacious obstreperous unmanageable untoward bad mulish froward incompliant peevish hardheaded errant perverse headstrong disorderly balky pigheaded naughty undisciplined mischievous self-willed dissident misbehaving disrespectful impudent nonconformist insolent rude impolite ill-bred ill-mannered See More surrendering 2 of 3 noun as in relinquishment Synonyms & Similar Words relinquishment transferal dispossession nonpossession Antonyms & Near Antonyms possession control hands ownership keeping enjoyment power authority command proprietorship dominion mastery See More surrendering 3 of 3 verb present participle of surrender 1 as in relinquishing to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress the toddler surrendered the doll to her mother after a brief struggle the commander surrendered the garrison without having fired a single shot Synonyms & Similar Words relinquishing rendering delivering ceding yielding abandoning transferring resigning committing turning in entrusting forfeiting laying down releasing turning over waiving coughing up giving up renouncing handing over discarding consigning deserting forsaking shedding abnegating intrusting parting (with) Antonyms & Near Antonyms retaining keeping withholding 2 as in succumbing to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) the father refused to surrender to his son's constant begging for a BB gun Synonyms & Similar Words succumbing submitting conceding bowing capitulating yielding relenting acquiescing budging quitting giving in blinking knuckling under deferring throwing in the sponge saying uncle throwing in the towel Antonyms & Near Antonyms resisting fighting contending confronting opposing facing objecting defying combating countering meeting combatting thwarting repelling withstanding battling holding off breasting See More 3 as in abdicating to give up (as a position of authority) formally the aging queen refused to surrender the throne to her increasingly impatient heir Synonyms & Similar Words relinquishing abdicating resigning renouncing ceding denying abnegating waiving abandoning vacating abjuring disavowing forsaking disowning disclaiming stepping down (from) yielding stepping aside (from) deserting demitting giving up handing over quitting Antonyms & Near Antonyms claiming assuming appropriating seizing usurping protecting confiscating defending securing arrogating guarding safeguarding taking over wresting See More 4 as in submitting to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit) determined to give up smoking, she so far has not surrendered to her incessant desire to have a cigarette Synonyms & Similar Words succumbing submitting bowing yielding giving in indulging gratifying wallowing caving (in) catering (to) knuckling under conceding (to) acquiescing (to) buckling (under) giving over (to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms resisting fighting confronting opposing facing defying objecting combating countering rejecting meeting thwarting combatting repelling withstanding battling restraining holding off inhibiting checking constraining curbing stifling breasting bridling See More 5 as in capitulating to yield to the control or power of enemy forces General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, thus ending the Civil War Synonyms & Similar Words succumbing capitulating submitting falling collapsing relinquishing bowing giving up conceding knuckling under losing buckling folding failing giving (in) handing over caving (in) Antonyms & Near Antonyms standing resisting fighting opposing enduring winning overcoming withstanding defying beating conquering prevailing repelling bucking triumphing See More 6 as in indulging to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly laid-off workers who surrender themselves to despair will almost certainly never regain their footing Synonyms & Similar Words indulging abandoning yielding delivering reveling giving up overdoing overindulging revelling basking luxuriating rolling wallowing Antonyms & Near Antonyms denying eschewing restraining forgoing foregoing checking inhibiting refraining (from) abstaining (from) forbearing See More
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surrender

verb

noun

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing surrender

Kids Definition

verb

noun

Legal Definition

transitive verb

noun

adjective

noun

verb