Dictionary

surrender en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• /səˈɹɛndɚ/ rhotic
• /səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/ non-rhotic

Etymology

From Middle English surrendren, from Old French surrendre, from sur- + rendre (“render”). Displaced native Old English on hand gān.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.
2. (broadly, transitive) To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.
3. (intransitive, reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
   • Don't shoot! I surrender!
4. (transitive) To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.
   • to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage
5. (reflexive) To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion, passion, etc.
   • to surrender oneself to grief, to despair, to indolence, or to sleep
6. (ambitransitive) To abandon (one's hand of cards) and recover half of the initial bet.
7. (transitive) For a policyholder, to voluntarily terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with the expectation of receiving a surrender value.

Forms

Antonyms

dominate · rule · brave · stay · persevere · defeat · control · stand firm

Deriveds

resurrender · surrenderism · unsurrendered · unsurrendering · surrenderor · surrenderist · surrenderee · surrenderer · surrender at discretion · surrenderingly · surrenderable

Hypernyms

desist

Hyponyms

eat dirt · accede · eat humble pie

Relateds

retreat · quit · obey

Synonyms

hand over · strike the colors · betray · give in · wave the white flag · cede · relinquish · surrender · turn in · chuck up the sponge · submit · wave the white flag · deplore · throw in the towel · strike one's flag · abandon · yield · give up · throw up one's hands · give way · strike one's flag · bend · capitulate · strike the flag · overgive · fall in line · give over · knuckle under · cave in

Translations (172)

mk предава (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · pt render-se (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · th ยอมแพ้ (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · vi đầu hàng (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · zza teslim kerden (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · sk vzdávať sa (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · da kapitulere (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · ja 譲渡する (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · es rendirse (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · ky багынуу (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · uz taslim boʻlmoq (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · ko 항복(降伏)하다 (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · hu kapitulál (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · zza teslim biyen (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · be здава́цца (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · el παραδίνομαι (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · de sich ergeben (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · tr teslim etmek (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · ca rendir (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · bg преда́м (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · gd gèill (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · ca rendir-se (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · ja 降服する (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · pt render (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · gl render (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · nl zich overgeven (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · de kapitulieren (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · ko 투항(投降)하다 (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · ja 自首する (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · pt capitular (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · tg таслим шудан (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · pl poddawać się (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · lv kapitulēt (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · hu kiszolgáltat (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · sh prèdati se (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · la condōnō (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · hu feladja magát (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · nl capituleren (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · ru сдава́ть (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · uk здава́тися (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · eo kapitulaci (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · pl skapitulować (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · ja 放棄する (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · lv padoties (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · ca lliurar (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · es entregar (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · cy ildio (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · hi समर्पण (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · fr capituler (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · az təslim etmək (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · bg отда́м се (to yield oneself to an influence, emotion) · ca retre (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · gd thoir thairis (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · sv kapitulera (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · cs oddat se (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · az təslim olmaq (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · es claudicar (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · fi antautua (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · hu enged (to yield oneself to an influence, emotion) · kk берілу (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · ko 자수(自首)하다 (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · uk капітулюва́ти (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · la dēdō (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · be зда́цца (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · gl capitular (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · cy ymostwng (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · bg капитули́рам (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · izh antiissa (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · fi luovuttaa (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · ja 投降する (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · chr ᎠᏓᏲᏍᎦ (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · ang on hand gān (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · cy forffedu (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · he נכנע (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · bg отда́вам се (to yield oneself to an influence, emotion) · bg преда́вам се (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · sq dorëzohem (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · fa تسلیم شدن (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · nl zich overgeven (to yield oneself to an influence, emotion) · it arrendersi (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · kk бағыну (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · bg преда́вам (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · sv ge upp (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · sq kapitulloj (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · hu átadja magát (to yield oneself to an influence, emotion) · cs oddávat se (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · hu felad (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · cy ildio (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · nb kapitulere (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · lt pasiduoti (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · be капітулява́ць (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · ko 항복(降伏)하다 (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · sv ge upp (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · hu megadja magát (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · ru сдава́ться (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · mk капитули́ра (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · gd thoir thairis (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · hu beszolgáltat (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · ko 항복(降服)하다 (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · ru капитули́ровать (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · pl kapitulować (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · lt kapituliuoti (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · ga tabhair suas (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · uk зда́ти (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · fr capituler (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · uk зда́тися (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · la dēdō (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · grc παραδίδωμι (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · pt entregar (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · hi आत्मसमर्पण (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · cmn 投降 (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · es abandonar (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · ja 降服する (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · sh преда́вати се (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · eo fordoniĝi (to yield oneself to an influence, emotion) · et loovutama (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · cs vzdát se (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · hu leteszi a fegyvert (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · vi đầu hàng (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · ka დანებება (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · sv ge sig (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · bg преда́м се (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · gd thoir suas (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · mi hauraro (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · gl entregar (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · mi whakahauraro (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · sk vzdať se (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · gd gèill (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · fr se rendre (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · hu lemond (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · tr teslim olmak (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · ca retre's (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · pt entregar-se (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · es capitular (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · uk здава́ти (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · ko 자수(自首)하다 (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · ko 항복(降服)하다 (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · sl predati se (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · ja 譲渡する (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · nb overgi seg (to yield oneself to an influence, emotion) · sl predajati se (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · ja 自首する (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · zza acı dayen (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · es rendir (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · ar اِسْتَسْلَمَ (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · ru сда́ть (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · mi hauraro (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · kk тізе бүгу (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · et kapituleeruma (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · hu átad (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · gl render (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · hu kiad (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · th ทู้ (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · nb overgi seg (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · ko 투항(投降)하다 (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · pl poddać się (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · mk се предаде (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · hy հանձնվել (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · da overgive sig (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · sh predávati se (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · mk се предава (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · ja 放棄する (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · cs vzdávat se (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · gd thoir suas (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · ja 投降する (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · ro capitula (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · it capitolare (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · ru сда́ться (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · nb gi opp (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another) · sh прѐдати се (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) · et alistuma (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

surrender en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

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• /səˈɹɛndɚ/ rhotic
• /səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/ non-rhotic

Etymology

From Middle English surrendre, from Anglo-Norman surrendre, infinitive as noun. Displaced native Old English handgang.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; a feeling of abandonment and resignation; the deliberate cessation of struggle over outcomes.
2. (countable, uncountable) The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.
3. (countable, uncountable) The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists.

Forms

Deriveds

surrender monkey · cheese-eating surrender monkey · resurrender · prosurrender · unconditional surrender · nonsurrender · presurrender

Synonyms

capitulation

Translations (72)

be капiтуля́цыя (an act of surrendering) · ko 항복 (an act of surrendering) · ja 譲渡 (the yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand) · cmn 投降 (an act of surrendering) · mi haurarotanga (the yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand) · ko 자수 (an act of surrendering) · mi haurarotanga (an act of surrendering) · gd gèilleadh (an act of surrendering) · fi luopuminen (the yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand) · ja 投降 (an act of surrendering) · fi antautuminen (an act of surrendering) · es claudicación (an act of surrendering) · ja 降服 (the yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand) · de Ergeben (an act of surrendering) · fi luovuttaminen (the yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand) · eo kapitulaco (an act of surrendering) · de Ergebung (an act of surrendering) · ja 自首 (an act of surrendering) · sk kapitulácia (an act of surrendering) · hu kapituláció (an act of surrendering) · el παράδοση (an act of surrendering) · sv kapitulation (an act of surrendering) · cs kapitulace (an act of surrendering) · el συνθηκολόγηση (an act of surrendering) · ko 항복 (an act of surrendering) · fi luovutus (law, property law: the yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord) · is uppgjöf (an act of surrendering) · uk зда́ча (an act of surrendering) · la dēditiō (an act of surrendering) · be зда́ча (an act of surrendering) · ru капитуля́ция (an act of surrendering) · cmn 降服 (an act of surrendering) · de Aufgeben (an act of surrendering) · hy անձնատվություն (an act of surrendering) · ja 降服 (an act of surrendering) · ja 投降 (the yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand) · nl overgave (an act of surrendering) · fa تسلیم (an act of surrendering) · pt rendição (an act of surrendering) · ca rendició (an act of surrendering) · ko 투항 (an act of surrendering) · es rendición (an act of surrendering) · de Übergeben (the yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand) · fy oerjefte (an act of surrendering) · fr reddition (an act of surrendering) · de Aushändigung (the yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand) · th ยอมแพ้ (an act of surrendering) · fr capitulation (an act of surrendering) · ko 투항 (the yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand) · bg капитула́ция (an act of surrendering) · ru сда́ча (an act of surrendering) · ar اِسْتَسْلَام (an act of surrendering) · te లొంగుబాటు (the yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand) · pl kapitulacja (an act of surrendering) · ja 譲渡 (an act of surrendering) · de Aufgabe (an act of surrendering) · uk капітуля́ція (an act of surrendering) · bg предаване (the yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand) · ja 放棄 (an act of surrendering) · ca capitulació (an act of surrendering) · de Kapitulation (an act of surrendering) · te లొంగుబాటు (an act of surrendering) · az təslim (an act of surrendering) · ja 譲渡 (law, property law: the yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord) · ko 항복 (the yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand) · ko 양도 (law, property law: the yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord) · tr teslim olma (an act of surrendering) · ko 항복 (the yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand) · et allaandmine (an act of surrendering) · de Übergabe (the yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand) · sv uppgivelse (an act of surrendering) · az kapitulyasiya (an act of surrendering)