surrender

Definition:
1. To admit that you have been defeated and want to stop fighting; to allow yourself to be caught, taken prisoner, etc.
2. To give up something or somebody when you are forced to.

Use 'surrender' in a sentence:

• 1. Mr. Ashwell has to surrender his passport and report to the police every five days.
• 2. Don't shoot ─ I surrender.
• 3. They have agreed on the terms of surrender.
• 4. In desperation, they gave up resistance and surrendered.
• 5. Paris was besieged for four months and forced to surrender.
• 6. They lose, and they're forced to surrender Azov to the Turks after an unsuccessful war.
• 7. He finally surrendered to his craving for drugs.
• 8. A look of disbelief came into his eyes, but was quickly replaced by one of dismal surrender.
• 9. Unable to fight on or to escape, the enemy were forced to surrender.
• 10. The soldiers vowed that they would rather die than surrender.
• 11. Finally the Confederate army had to surrender, ending the war in May, 1865.
• 12. They condemned the deal as a craven surrender.
• 13. The rebels are emphatic that this is not a surrender.
• 14. And they refused to surrender.
• 15. They have been ordered to surrender their passports.
• 16. He taught me not to surrender.
• 17. The hijackers eventually surrendered themselves to the police.
• 18. The president admitted that he did not know of any rebels having surrendered so far.
• 19. Do yourself a favor: surrender.
• 20. They demanded (an) unconditional surrender.
• 21. States aren't likely to surrender control of medical practice, and most are considering new regulations.
• 22. Unable to fight or to escape, the enemy were forced to surrender.
• 23. The captain had to surrender to our army.
• 24. They demanded unconditional surrender.
• 25. Some of the Israelites despair, and they want to surrender.
• 26. Depression is a partial surrender to death.
• 27. They had no thought of surrender.
• 28. General Martin Bonnet called on the rebels to surrender.
• 29. There's a lot of pressure to become something you are not, and people often surrender to that pressure.
• 30. Gen. Morgan's troops yesterday surrendered their heavy weapons to Belgian and US troops.
• 31. An ordinary life policy may have a cash surrender value of $50,000.
• 32. The leader of the revolt made an unconditional surrender early this morning.
• 33. The cities are bombarded day after day in an evident effort to force their surrender.
• 34. As a result, we let disturbing thoughts and emotions arise in our consciousness and surrender to our primitive behavior.
• 35. He agreed to surrender all claims to the property.
• 36. Poverty forced her to surrender him to foster families, but only on the understanding that she could eventually regain custody.
• 37. They had raised the white flag in surrender.
• 38. They accused the government of a surrender to business interests.
• 39. A huge portion of our lives involves the surrender of our freedom and personal autonomy.
• 40. In the end the Kurds surrendered without putting up any resistance.
• 41. They insisted on the immediate surrender of all weapons.
• 42. She surrendered to the police in London last December.
• 43. The pair surrendered to him like lambs.
• 44. The rebel soldiers were forced to surrender.
• 45. Don't shoot—I surrender.
• 46. Nadja had to fill out forms surrendering all rights to her property.
• 47. The defendant was released to await trial but had to surrender her passport.
• 48. Mr Ashwell has to surrender his passport and report to the police every five days.
• 49. Which do they want me to do? declare war or surrender?