surrender
To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.
Verb 4 meanings
To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.
To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.
To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
“Don't shoot! I surrender!”
To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.
“to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage”
Noun 3 meanings
An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; a feeling of abandonment and resignation; the deliberate cessation of struggle over outcomes.
The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.
The 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.
Etymology
From Middle English surrendren, from Old French surrendre, from sur- + rendre (“render”). Displaced native Old English on hand gān.
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SURRENDER at a glance
SURRENDER has 9 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (S 1 + U 1 + R 1 + R 1 + E 1 + N 1 + D 2 + E 1 + R 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,090 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with surrender
All rhymes- UNDER6
- ORDER6
- CONSIDER11
- LEADER7
- WONDER10
- OLDER6
- MURDER9
- BORDER9
- GENDER8
- HARDER10
- COMMANDER16
- SHOULDER12
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