surrenders
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Noun
surrenders noun
- An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.
- The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.
- The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists.
Verb
surrenders verb
- To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.
- (by extension) To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.
- To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.“I surrender!”
- To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.“to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage”
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capitulationstrike one's flagwave the white flaghand overovergivegive upcederelinquishresignationdeliverextraditeyieldingdeportfallgiving upabandonmentsabandonsassignment
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