Giving up an estate (such as a life estateor leasehold) before it has expired.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
surrender (verb)transitive verb
1.
a) to yield to the power, control, or possession of another upon compulsion or demand - surrendered the fort
b) to give up completely or agree to forgo especially in favor of another
2.
a) to give (oneself) up into the power of another especially as a prisoner
intransitive verb
b) to give (oneself) over to something (as an influence) to give oneself up into the power of another - yield relinquish
1.
a) the action of yielding one's person or giving up the possession of something especially into the power of another
b) the relinquishment by a patentee of rights or claims under a patent
c) the delivery of a principal into lawful custody by bail - called also surrender by bail
d) the voluntary cancellation of the legal liability of an insurance company by the insured and beneficiary for a consideration
e) the delivery of a fugitive from justice by one government to another
2.
an instance of - surrendering
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
surrender (noun)the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another
SYNONYMS:
capitulating, capitulation, cession, handover, relinquishment, rendition, submission, submittingRELATED WORDS:
acceptance, acquiescence, concession; compromise; appeasement, conciliation, reconcilement, reconciliation; capture, fallNEAR ANTONYMS:
resistance1.
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
SYNONYMS:
cede, cough up, deliver, give up, hand over, lay down, relinquish, render, turn in, turn over, yieldRELATED WORDS:
commit, consign, entrust ( intrust), transfer; forfeit, release, waive; abnegate, renounce, resign; abandon, desert, discard, forsake, part (with), shedNEAR ANTONYMS:
keep, retain, withhold2.
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
SYNONYMS:
blink, bow, budge, capitulate, concede, give in, knuckle under, quit, relent, submit, succumb, surrenderRELATED WORDS:
acquiesce; deferNEAR ANTONYMS:
contend, fight, hold off; battle, breast, combat, confront, counter, defy, face, meet, object, oppose, repel; thwart, withstand3.
to give up (as a position of authority) formally
SYNONYMS:
abnegate, cede, relinquish, renounce, resign, step aside (from), step down (from), surrenderRELATED WORDS:
abjure, demit, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, waive; forsake, give up, hand over, yield; abandon, desert, quit, vacateNEAR ANTONYMS:
appropriate, arrogate, assume, claim, confiscate; seize, take over, usurp, wrest; defend, guard, protect, safeguard, secure4.
to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)
SYNONYMS:
bow, cave (in), give in, submit, succumb, surrenderRELATED WORDS:
cater (to), gratify, indulge, wallow; acquiesce (to), concede (to); buckle (under), knuckle under; give over (to)NEAR ANTONYMS:
battle, breast, combat, confront, counter, defy, face, fight, meet, object, oppose, repel; thwart, withstand; reject; bridle, check, constrain, curb, inhibit, restrain, stifle5.
to yield to the control or power of enemy forces
SYNONYMS:
capitulate, give up, knuckle under, submit, succumb, surrenderRELATED WORDS:
bow, buckle, cave (in), collapse, give (in); hand over, relinquish; lose; concede, fail, foldNEAR ANTONYMS:
buck, defy, fight, oppose, repel, resist, withstand; beat, overcome, win; conquer, prevail, triumph6.
to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly
SYNONYMS:
deliver, give up, indulge, surrender, yieldRELATED WORDS:
overdo, overindulge; bask, luxuriate, revel, roll, wallowNEAR ANTONYMS:
abstain (from), eschew, forbear, forgo ( forego), refrain (from); check, inhibit, restrain
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