surrender

verb [T] (GIVE)

/sərˈen.dər/

/səˈren.dɚ/

Definition

› to give something that is yours to someone else because you have been forced to do so or because it is necessary to do so: The police demanded that the gang surrender their weapons. Neither side is willing to surrender any territory/any of their claims.Giving, providing and supplying

(Definition of surrender verb (GIVE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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