surrender

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♦ sur|ren|der /sər'endər/ (surrenders surrendering surrendered)
1 [VERB] V, V to n
If you surrender, you stop fighting or resisting someone and agree that you have been beaten.
General Martin Bonnet called on the rebels to surrender...
She surrendered to the police in London last December.
[N-VAR] oft N to n
Surrender is also a noun.
...the government's apparent surrender to demands made by the religious militants.
2 [VERB] V n
If you surrender something you would rather keep, you give it up or let someone else have it, for example after a struggle.
Nadja had to fill out forms surrendering all rights to her property...
[N-UNCOUNT] usu N of n
Surrender is also a noun.
...the sixteen-day deadline for the surrender of weapons and ammunition.
3 [VERB] V n
If you surrender something such as a ticket or your passport, you give it to someone in authority when they ask you to. (FORMAL)
They have been ordered to surrender their passports.sur|ren|der value (surrender values)
[N-COUNT]
The surrender value of a life insurance policy is the amount of money you receive if you decide that you no longer wish to continue with the policy. (BUSINESS)

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