Surrender

  • 21surrender — 1 verb 1 (I) to say officially that you want to stop fighting because you realize that you cannot win: The terrorists were given ten minutes to surrender. | surrender to sb: The unit was forced to surrender to the enemy. 2 surrender to sth to… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22surrender — I n. unconditional surrender II v. (D; intr., tr.) to surrender to (to surrender to the enemy; to surrender a fortress to the invader) * * * [sə rendə] unconditional surrender (D; intr., tr.) to surrender to (to surrender to the enemy; to… …

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  • 23Surrender — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Nicht jetzt, Liebling Originaltitel: Surrender Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1987 Länge: 95 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …

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  • 24surrender — To give back; yield; render up; restore; and in law, the giving up of an estate to the person who has it in reversion or remainder, so as to merge it in the larger estate. A yielding up of an estate for life or years to him who has an immediate… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 25surrender — surrenderer, n. /seuh ren deuhr/, v.t. 1. to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police. 2. to give… …

    Universalium

  • 26surrender — [səˈrendə] verb I 1) [I] if soldiers surrender, they stop fighting and officially admit that they have been defeated 2) [T] to give something to someone in authority because you have to She was ordered to surrender her passport.[/ex] II noun [U]… …

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  • 27surrender — /səˈrɛndə / (say suh renduh) verb (t) 1. to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of (something) upon demand or compulsion: to surrender a fort. 2. to give (oneself) up, especially as a prisoner or to some …

  • 28surrender — verb 1》 stop resisting an opponent and submit to their authority. 2》 give up (a person, right, or possession) on compulsion or demand.     ↘give up (a lease) before its expiry. 3》 (surrender to) abandon oneself entirely to (a powerful emotion or… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 29surrender — 1. verb 1) the army surrendered Syn: capitulate, give in, give (oneself) up, give way, yield, concede (defeat), submit, climb down, back down, cave in, relent, crumble; lay down one s arms, raise the white flag, throw in the towel …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 30surrender — 1. verb 1) the gunmen surrendered Syn: give up, give oneself up, give in, cave in, capitulate, concede (defeat), submit, lay down one s arms/weapons 2) they surrendered power to the government Syn: give up, r …

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