surrender
pronunciation
How to pronounce surrender in British English:
UK [səˈrendə(r)]
How to pronounce surrender in American English:
US [səˈrendər]
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- Noun:
- acceptance of despair
- a verbal act of admitting defeat
- the delivery of a principal into lawful custody
- the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions)
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- Verb:
- give up or agree to forego to the power or possession of another
- relinquish possession or control over
- relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another
Word Origin
- surrender
- surrender: [15] To surrender is etymologically to ‘give up’. The word was borrowed from Old French surrendre ‘deliver over, give up’, a compound verb formed from the prefix sur- ‘over’ and rendre ‘give, deliver’ (source of English render).=> render
- surrender (v.)
- mid-15c., "to give (something) up," from Old French surrendre "give up, deliver over" (13c.), from sur- "over" (see sur- (1)) + rendre "give back" (see render (v.)). Reflexive sense of "to give oneself up" (especially as a prisoner) is from 1580s. Related: Surrendered; surrendering.
- surrender (n.)
- early 15c., in law, "a giving up" (of an estate, land grant, interest in property, etc.), from Anglo-French surrendre, Old French surrendre noun use of infinitive, "give up, deliver over" (see surrender (v.)).
Example
- 1. Those who would surrender or despair should stand aside .
- 2. It cannot surrender asia without losing influence everywhere else .
- 3. Our misunderstanding of surrender and the trust that it requires .
- 4. A second barrier to total surrender is our pride .
- 5. By doing this , they surrender to their weak will .