surrender
1. surrender (n)
the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions).
2. surrender (n)
the delivery of a principal into lawful custody.
3. surrender (v)
give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another. "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered".
4. surrender (v)
relinquish possession or control over. "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in".
5. surrender (n)
a verbal act of admitting defeat.
6. surrender (n)
acceptance of despair.
Opposite meanings of surrender (Anytonyms)
hold out, hold out, resist, resist, stand firm, stand firm, withstand, withstand
Words derived from surrender
give up, surrender, capitulate, fall, fall, fall, cede, deliver, give up, surrender, capitulation, fall, surrender, giving up, surrender, yielding, surrenderer, yielder, ceding, cession, surrender, surrenderer, yielder, buckle under, give in, knuckle under, succumb, yield, give up, surrender, reconcile, resign, submit
surrender is an instance of
loss, delivery, legal transfer, livery, yield, gift, give, present, relinquishing, relinquishment, despair
Word and things that fall within surrender
extradition, abnegate, concede, capitulate, yield up, sell, sign away, sign over, defeatism