verb / noun
surrender
suh-REN-der/səˈrendər/
To relinquish control or resistance.
She surrenders by laying her chess king on its side.
Etymology
“Over” and “give back” combine in the idea of delivering something into another’s possession or power. The legal sense of giving up property connects naturally with yielding oneself or abandoning resistance.
In context
the borrower is found to be in default and thus forfeits or loses control of the assets involved in the agreement and must surrender them to the lender
More examples
- The suspect surrendered to police without a struggle.
- He refuses to surrender control of the company.
- The army's surrender ends the fighting.
- She must surrender her passport to the court.
Forms
surrender · surrenders · surrendered · surrendering
Similar words
- yield
- Emphasizes giving way under pressure, not necessarily admitting defeat.
- concede
- Often means admitting defeat or acknowledging an opponent's point.
- relinquish
- Emphasizes letting go of possession or control, without necessarily resisting.