surrender (Meaning)

Wordnet

surrender (n)

acceptance of despair

a verbal act of admitting defeat

the delivery of a principal into lawful custody

the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)

Wordnet

surrender (v)

give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another

relinquish possession or control over

Webster

surrender (n.)

The voluntary cancellation of the legal liability of the company by the insured and beneficiary for a consideration (called the surrender value).

surrender Sentence Examples

  1. The soldiers laid down their arms in surrender.
  2. She felt compelled to surrender to the inevitability of the situation.
  3. The rebels refused to surrender, fighting fiercely to the end.
  4. The wounded animal, weakened and helpless, surrendered its life.
  5. The ship's captain reluctantly ordered the vessel to surrender to the pirate vessel.
  6. The boy surrendered his toy without a fight, knowing he couldn't win.
  7. The hostages were finally released after the kidnappers surrendered to authorities.
  8. The prisoner of war surrendered his identity, hoping for mercy.
  9. The politician surrendered his aspirations for the sake of the country.
  10. The marathon runner surrendered to exhaustion, collapsing at the finish line.

FAQs About the word surrender

acceptance of despair, a verbal act of admitting defeat, the delivery of a principal into lawful custody, the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditio

render,relinquish, abandon, lay down, resign, transfer, cede,deliver, yield, turn in

retain, keep,keep, retain, withhold,withhold,

The soldiers laid down their arms in surrender.

She felt compelled to surrender to the inevitability of the situation.

The rebels refused to surrender, fighting fiercely to the end.

The wounded animal, weakened and helpless, surrendered its life.