Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French surrendre, from sur- + rendre to give back, yield; more at RENDER
Pronunciation : s&-ren-d&r
Function : verb
Date : 15th century
1. capitulation, submission, yielding, relinquishing. submit, yield, capitulate; relinquish, give up, abandon. 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 thesurrender value).surrender \sur*ren"der\, n.
2. 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.
3. (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.].
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. (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.
8. acceptance of despair [syn: resignation].
9. a verbal act of admitting defeat [syn: giving up, yielding].
10. the delivery of a principal into lawful custody.
11. 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].
12. To yield to the power of another; to give or deliver up possession of upon compulsion or demand; as, to surrender one's person to an enemy or to an officer; to surrender a fort or a ship.
13. To give up possession of; to yield; to resign; as, to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. The yielding of a particular estate to him who has an immediate estate in remainder or reversion.
19. The giving up of a principal into lawful custody by his bail.
20. The delivery up of fugitives from justice by one government to another, as by a foreign state.
21. See Extradition.
22. The voluntary cancellation of the legal liability of the company by the insured and beneficiary for a consideration . the delivery of a principal into lawful custody give up or agree to forego to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered" relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in".
23. 1. If you surrender, you stop fighting or resisting someone and agree that you have been beaten. General Martin Bonnet called on the rebels to surrender She surrendered to the police in London last December. Surrender is also a noun. the government's apparent surrender to demands made by the religious militants.
24. If you surrender something you would rather keep, you give it up or let someone else have it, for example after a struggle. Nadja had to fill out forms surrendering all rights to her property Surrender is also a noun. the sixteen-day deadline for the surrender of weapons and ammunition.
25. If you surrender something such as a ticket or your passport, you give it to someone in authority when they ask you to. They have been ordered to surrender their passports.
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