surrender meaning and definition

SURRENDER noun

Definition of surrender (noun)

1. acceptance of despair
   • synonyms: resignation
2. a verbal act of admitting defeat
   • synonyms: giving up, yielding
3. the delivery of a principal into lawful custody
4. the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
   • "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
   • synonyms: capitulation, fall

SURRENDER verb

Definition of surrender (verb)

1. give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
   • "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"
   • synonyms: give up
   • antonym: hold out
2. relinquish possession or control over
   • "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
   • synonyms: cede, deliver, give up