Definition of surrender

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Surrender (n.) The act of surrendering; the act of yielding, or resigning one's person, or the possession of something, into the power of another; as, the surrender of a castle to an enemy; the surrender of a right..

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Resign :: Resign (v. t.) To sign back; to return by a formal act; to yield to another; to surrender; -- said especially of office or emolument. Hence, to give up; to yield; to submit; -- said of the wishes or will, or of something valued; -- also often used reflexively..
Yield :: Yield (v. i.) To give up the contest; to submit; to surrender; to succumb.
Cessionary :: Cessionary (a.) Having surrendered the effects; as, a cessionary bankrupt..
Put :: Put (v. t.) To lay down; to give up; to surrender.
Surrendering :: Surrendered (imp. & p. p.) of Surrende.
Delivery :: Delivery (n.) The act of delivering up or over; surrender; transfer of the body or substance of a thing; distribution; as, the delivery of a fort, of hostages, of a criminal, of goods, of letters..
Cede :: Cede (v. t.) To yield or surrender; to give up; to resign; as, to cede a fortress, a province, or country, to another nation, by treaty..
Surrendry :: Surrenderor (n.) One who makes a surrender, as of an estate..
Remise :: Remise (v. t.) To send, give, or grant back; to release a claim to; to resign or surrender by deed; to return..
Fall :: Fall (n.) The surrender of a besieged fortress or town ; as, the fall of Sebastopol..
Siege :: Siege (n.) The sitting of an army around or before a fortified place for the purpose of compelling the garrison to surrender; the surrounding or investing of a place by an army, and approaching it by passages and advanced works, which cover the besiegers from the enemy's fire. See the Note under Blockade..
Submit :: Submit (v. t.) To yield, resign, or surrender to power, will, or authority; -- often with the reflexive pronoun..
Amain :: Amain (v. i.) To lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield..
Surrender :: Surrendering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Surrende.
Starve :: Starve (v. t.) To distress or subdue by famine; as, to starvea garrison into a surrender..
Remittal :: Remittal (n.) A remitting; a giving up; surrender; as, the remittal of the first fruits..
Surrender :: Surrender (v. i.) To give up one's self into the power of another; to yield; as, the enemy, seeing no way of escape, surrendered at the first summons..
Capitulation :: Capitulation (n.) The act of capitulating or surrendering to an emeny upon stipulated terms.
Summoner :: Summon (v. t.) To call upon to surrender, as a fort..
Render :: Render (v. t.) To give up; to yield; to surrender.
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