sur·ren·der 
(sə-rĕndər)
(sə-rĕndər)v. sur·ren·dered, sur·ren·der·ing, sur·ren·ders
v.tr.
1. To relinquish possession or control of (something) to another because of demand or compulsion: surrendered the city to the enemy. See Synonyms at relinquish.
2. To give up in favor of another, especially voluntarily: surrendered her chair to her grandmother.
3. To give up or abandon: surrender all hope.
4. To give over or resign (oneself) to something, as to an emotion: surrendered himself to grief.
5. Law To effectuate a surrender of.
v.intr.
To submit to the power of another, especially after resisting; give up.
n.
1. The act or an instance of surrendering: The general demanded the unconditional surrender of the fort.
2. Law The yielding of the possession of an estate to a party with a reversion or remainder interest in the estate, or of a lease to a landlord, prior to the term's expiration.
[Middle English surrenderen, from Old French surrendre : sur-, sur- + rendre, to deliver; see RENDER.]