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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To give up possession of; to yield; to resign; as, to
        surrender a right, privilege, or advantage.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To surrender up that right which otherwise their
              founders might have in them.          --Hooker.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (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.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Surrender \Sur*ren"der\, n.
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              That he may secure some liberty he makes a surrender
              in trust of the whole of it.          --Burke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (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. --Wharton.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Insurance) The voluntary cancellation of the legal
        liability of the company by the insured and beneficiary
        for a consideration (called the
  
     surrender value).
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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 the
  
     surrender value).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Surrender \Sur*ren"der\, n.
     1. 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.          --Burke.
  
     2. (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. --Wharton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.]
     1. 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.
  
     2. 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.          --Hooker.
  
     3. 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.
  
     4. (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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  surrender
       n 1: acceptance of despair [syn: resignation]
       2: a verbal act of admitting defeat [syn: giving up, yielding]
       3: the delivery of a principal into lawful custody
       4: 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; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"
            [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]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  surrender
     Αγγλικά n.
     παράδοση (το να παραδίνεσαι σε κάποιον)
     Αγγλικά vb.
     παραδίδομαι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  surrender
     n.
     1 An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another;
  abandonment, resignation.
     2 The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.
     3 (lb en legal property law) The yielding of the leasehold estate by
  the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy merges in the reversion
  and no longer exists.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To give up into the power, control, or
  possession of another.
     2 (lb en military by extension transitive) To yield (a town, a
  fortification, etc.) to an enemy.
     3 (lb en intransitive or reflexive) To give oneself up into the power
  of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
     4 (lb en transitive) To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.
     5 (lb en reflexive) To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion,
  passion, etc.
     6 (lb en ambitransitive blackjack) To abandon (one's hand of cards)
  and recover half of the initial bet.
     7 (lb en transitive insurance) For a policyholder, to voluntarily
  terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with
  the expectation of receiving a surrender value.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  surrender
     n.
     1 An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another;
  abandonment, resignation.
     2 The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.
     3 (lb en legal property law) The yielding of the leasehold estate by
  the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy merges in the reversion
  and no longer exists.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To give up into the power, control, or
  possession of another.
     2 (lb en military by extension transitive) To yield (a town, a
  fortification, etc.) to an enemy.
     3 (lb en intransitive or reflexive) To give oneself up into the power
  of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
     4 (lb en transitive) To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.
     5 (lb en reflexive) To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion,
  passion, etc.
     6 (lb en ambitransitive blackjack) To abandon (one's hand of cards)
  and recover half of the initial bet.
     7 (lb en transitive insurance) For a policyholder, to voluntarily
  terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with
  the expectation of receiving a surrender value.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  surrender
     n.
     1 An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another;
  abandonment, resignation.
     2 The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.
     3 (lb en legal property law) The yielding of the leasehold estate by
  the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy merges in the reversion
  and no longer exists.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To give up into the power, control, or
  possession of another.
     2 (lb en military by extension transitive) To yield (a town, a
  fortification, etc.) to an enemy.
     3 (lb en intransitive or reflexive) To give oneself up into the power
  of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
     4 (lb en transitive) To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.
     5 (lb en reflexive) To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion,
  passion, etc.
     6 (lb en ambitransitive blackjack) To abandon (one's hand of cards)
  and recover half of the initial bet.
     7 (lb en transitive insurance) For a policyholder, to voluntarily
  terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with
  the expectation of receiving a surrender value.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  surrender
     n.
     1 An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another;
  abandonment, resignation.
     2 The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.
     3 (lb en legal property law) The yielding of the leasehold estate by
  the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy merges in the reversion
  and no longer exists.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To give up into the power, control, or
  possession of another.
     2 (lb en military by extension transitive) To yield (a town, a
  fortification, etc.) to an enemy.
     3 (lb en intransitive or reflexive) To give oneself up into the power
  of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
     4 (lb en transitive) To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.
     5 (lb en reflexive) To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion,
  passion, etc.
     6 (lb en ambitransitive blackjack) To abandon (one's hand of cards)
  and recover half of the initial bet.
     7 (lb en transitive insurance) For a policyholder, to voluntarily
  terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with
  the expectation of receiving a surrender value.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  surrender
     Englanti n.
     antautuminen
     Englanti vb.
     antautua, luovuttaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  surrender
     Engelska vb.
     ge upp, kapitulera

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Surrender /səɹˈɛndə/
  الإستسلام

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  surrender //səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)// //səˈɹɛndɚ// 
  1. капитула́ция
  an act of surrendering
  2. предаване
  the yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  surrender //səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)// //səˈɹɛndɚ// 
  1. капитули́рам, предавам, предам
  intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another
  2. отдавам, отдам
  to yield oneself to an influence, emotion
  3. преда́вам, преда́м
  transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another