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surrender
[ suh-ren-der ]
/ sÉËrÉn dÉr /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to give oneself up, as into the power of another; submit or yield.
noun
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Origin of surrender
synonym study for surrender
1. See yield.
OTHER WORDS FROM surrender
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British Dictionary definitions for surrender
surrender
/ (sÉËrÉndÉ) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of surrender
surrenderer, nounWord Origin for surrender
C15: from Old French surrendre to yield, from sur- 1 + rendre to render
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