relinquish, yield, resign, surrender, abandon, waive mean to give up completely. relinquish usually does not imply strong feeling but may suggest some regret, reluctance, or weakness.

SURRENDER definition: to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress. See examples of surrender used in a sentence.

SURRENDER definition: 1. to stop fighting and admit defeat: 2. If you surrender to an experience or emotion, you stop…. Learn more.

1. to deliver up or yield (something) to the possession or power of another on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy. 2. to give (oneself) up, as to the police. 3. to give (oneself) up to …

Feb 26, 2026 · surrender (countable and uncountable, plural surrenders) An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation. The yielding or delivery of a …

There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun surrender, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

You use surrender to refer to someone's attitude or behaviour when they lose the will to resist their feelings or the demands of other people.

Definition of surrender verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

The troops were forced to surrender the fort. He surrendered [= handed over] his weapon to the police. They were required to surrender their passports.

To surrender is to give up control of something to someone else. If you miss curfew, your parents might make you surrender the keys to the car. Okay, it's only a minivan, but it's still cooler than being on …