surrender

[səˈrendər]

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.

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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?