surrender /sə-renˈdər/ transitive verb- To deliver over
- To relinquish
- To yield up
- To resign
intransitive verb- To yield oneself up
- To yield
noun The act of surrendering ORIGIN: Anglo-Fr surrender, OFr surrendre, from sur-, and rendre; see render surrendereeˈ noun A person to whom a legal surrender is made surrenˈderer noun surrenˈderor noun (law) A person who makes a surrender surrenˈdry noun (obsolete) A surrender surrender value noun The amount to be paid to an insured person who surrenders his or her policy |