
surrender
n 1: acceptance of despair [syn: {resignation}]
2: a verbal act of admitting defeat [syn: {giving up}, {yielding}]
3: the delivery of a principal into lawful custody
4: the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they
were protected until the capitulation of the fort" [syn: {capitulation},
{fall}]
v 1: give up or agree to forego to the power or possession of
another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"
[syn: {give up}] [ant: {resist}]
2: relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to
surrender the building after the police moved in" [syn: {cede},
{deliver}, {give up}]
3: relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of
another [syn: {relinquish}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0