1 ~ (yourself) (to sb) to admit that you have been defeated and want to stop fighting; to allow yourself to be caught, taken prisoner, etc:
[V] The rebel soldiers were forced to surrender. * [VN] The hijackers eventually surrendered themselves to the police.
2 [VN] ~ sth/sb (to sb) (formal) to give up sth/sb when you are forced to
SYNRELINQUISH:
He agreed to surrender all claims to the property. * They surrendered their guns to the police. * The defendant was released to await trial but had to surrender her passport.
PHRASALVERBS
surrender to sth
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