nounπShareAn act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation."The student's surrenders of his homework assignments past their due dates resulted in lower grades. "militaryactionpoliticswargovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand."The bully demanded the smaller child's lunch money, but the child refused any surrenders. "demandpropertyactionmilitarywarpoliticsgovernmentstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe 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."After the unexpected job transfer, her surrenders of the apartment lease were quickly processed by the landlord. "propertylawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo give up into the power, control, or possession of another."After hours of playing hide-and-seek, the exhausted child finally surrenders and comes out of their hiding place. "militarywarpoliticsstateactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(by extension) To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy."After a week-long siege, the small town surrenders to the invading army. "militarywaractionstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in."I surrender!"militarywarpoliticsactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo give up possession of; to yield; to resign."to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage"militarywarpoliticsactiongovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion, passion, etc."to surrender oneself to grief, to despair, to indolence, or to sleep"emotionmindsoulChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo abandon (one's hand of cards) and recover half of the initial bet.""Knowing he had a weak hand in blackjack, John surrenders, getting half his bet back instead of losing it all." "betbusinessgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareFor a policyholder, to voluntarily terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with the expectation of receiving a surrender value."To save money, Maria surrendered her life insurance policy. "insurancefinancebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading