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.

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.

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 …

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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.

Some common synonyms of surrender are abandon, relinquish, resign, waive, and yield. While all these words mean "to give up completely," surrender implies a giving up after a struggle to retain or resist.

surrender verb (GIVE) to give something to someone else because you have been forced or officially asked to give it to them:

The surrender of the Empire of Japan in World War II was announced by Emperor Hirohito on 15 August and formally signed on 2 September 1945, ending the war. By the end of July 1945, the Imperial …

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