acceptance of despair
"After years of failed attempts, he finally surrendered to the crushing weight of his own inadequacy."
the delivery of a principal into lawful custody
"The army ordered their general to surrender himself into lawful custody after the battle ended."
the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
"they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.
"After a long struggle, he finally made his peaceful surrender to the authorities and accepted their custody."
In plain English: Surrender is when you give up fighting and stop trying to win an argument, battle, or game.
"The king signed his surrender to end the war quickly."
To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.
"After a long battle, the army was forced to surrender and allow themselves to be taken prisoner by the enemy."
In plain English: To give up and stop fighting against something you cannot win.
"The tired hiker finally surrendered to his exhaustion and sat down by the riverbank."
Usage: Use this verb to describe yielding authority or giving up resistance when facing a superior force or opponent. It implies an active decision to submit rather than continue fighting for control.
The word surrender entered English through the phrase "to render up," combining the prefix sur- (meaning over or above) with the verb rendre to mean giving something back. It replaced an older Germanic term that literally meant "handing over."