verb To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.
verb To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.
verb To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
Don't shoot! I surrender!
verb To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.
to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage
verb To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion, passion, etc.
to surrender oneself to grief, to despair, to indolence, or to sleep
verb To abandon (one's hand of cards) and recover half of the initial bet.
verb For a policyholder, to voluntarily terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with the expectation of receiving a surrender value.
noun An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; a feeling of abandonment and resignation; the deliberate cessation of struggle over outcomes.