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: 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 …

Apr 18, 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 …

an act or instance of surrendering: [uncountable] The Allies are trying to starve the country into surrender. [countable] The enemy signed a formal surrender. See -rend-.

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 is the act of giving up, abandoning, or relinquishing control, authority, or possession of something, especially in response to a superior force, power, or circumstance.

To yield, give up, or relinquish control or possession of something or oneself, typically in response to a superior force, authority, or circumstance. "The defeated army was forced to surrender and lay down …

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.

Surrender definition: To relinquish possession or control of (something) to another because of demand or compulsion.