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

  surrendering
     n.
     An act of surrender.
     vb.
     (present participle of en surrender nocat=1)

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

  surrendering
     n.
     An act of surrender.
     vb.
     (present participle of en surrender nocat=1)

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

  surrendering
     n.
     An act of surrender.
     vb.
     (present participle of en surrender nocat=1)

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

  surrendering
     n.
     An act of surrender.
     vb.
     (present participle of en surrender nocat=1)

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

  surrendering
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s urrender ing)

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

  surrendering
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en surrender ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb surrender)

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

  Surrendering /səɹˈɛndəɹɪŋ/
  الإستسلام

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  surrendering /səɹˈɛndəɹɪŋ/
  Überantwortung  [geh.]
           Note: von jdm./etw. an jdn.
     Synonym: surrender
  
           Note: of sb./sth. to sb.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  surrendering /səɹˈɛndəɹɪŋ/
  aufgebend, zurückgebend, verzichtend
   see: surrender sth., surrendered, surrenders, surrendered, surrender an estate, surrender a right/patent, surrender a security, She was most reluctant to surrender her independence.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  surrendering /səɹˈɛndəɹɪŋ/
  aufgebend, sich geschlagen gebend
   see: surrender, surrendered, surrenders, surrendered
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  surrendering /səɹˈɛndəɹɪŋ/
  herausgebend, abgebend
   see: surrender sth., surrendered, surrender a child, Marchers who had cameras were forced to surrender their memory card.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  surrendering /səɹˈɛndəɹɪŋ/
  sich stellend, sich ergebend, kapitulierend
     Synonym: giving up
  
   see: surrender, give yourself up to sb., surrendered, given up
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  surrendering /səɹˈɛndəɹɪŋ/
  übergebend, ausliefernd
     Synonyms: turning over, yielding
  
   see: surrender sb./sth., turn over sb./sth., yield sth., surrendered, turned over, yielded, surrender a detainee to his country of origin, yield the fortification to the enemy, They were given four hours to surrender their weapons.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  surrendering /səɹˈɛndəɹɪŋ/
  zurückkaufend, rückkaufend
   see: surrender, surrendered
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/sɝˈɛndɝɪŋ/


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