surrender

sur|ren|der1 [ sə`rendər ] verb *

1. ) intransitive to say officially that you have been defeated and will stop fighting:

Rebel forces have surrendered after three years of fighting.

surrender to: The gang leaders finally surrendered to the authorities.

a ) transitive to give control over a place or person to someone who has defeated you:

surrender something/someone to someone: They offered to surrender the general to U.S. troops.

surrender yourself: He voluntarily surrendered himself to state police.

2. ) transitive to give something to someone in authority because you have to:

Both sides will have to surrender their weapons.

surrender something to someone: The regions refused to surrender their powers to central government.

a ) FORMAL to give a document to someone in authority who does not give it back to you:

She was ordered to surrender her passport.

3. ) intransitive or transitive LITERARY to allow yourself to show your feelings and do what you really want to do:

surrender to: She surrendered to grief.

surrender yourself: He surrendered himself to her kisses.

surrender

sur|ren|der 2 [ sə`rendər ] noun uncount

1. ) the act of saying officially that you have been defeated and will stop fighting:

the surrender of the rebel gunmen

a declaration of unconditional surrender

a ) the act of giving up something to someone who has defeated you:

the surrender of territories to the enemy

2. ) LITERARY the act of allowing your feelings or another person to control you:

his surrender to the power of her love

3. ) the act of giving up something because someone in authority says you have to:

the surrender of all the mother's rights over her child