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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

surrender

/səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables
sur-ren-der
IPA
/səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.

Transitive verb

verb

To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.

Transitive verb

verb

To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.

Intransitive verb

verb

To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.

Transitive verb

verb

To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion, passion, etc.

verb

To abandon (one's hand of cards) and recover half of the initial bet.

verb

For a policyholder, to voluntarily terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with the expectation of receiving a surrender value.

Transitive verb

noun

An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; a feeling of abandonment and resignation; the deliberate cessation of struggle over outcomes.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English surrendren, from Old French surrendre, from sur- + rendre (“render”). Displaced native Old English on hand gān.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

surrenders (present, singular) surrendering (participle, present) surrendered (participle, past) surrendered (past) surrendre (alternative, obsolete) surrenders (plural)

Derived Forms

resurrender surrenderable surrenderee surrenderer surrenderingly surrenderism surrenderist surrenderor unsurrendered unsurrendering nonsurrender presurrender

Phrases

surrender at discretion cheese-eating surrender monkey surrender monkey unconditional surrender

Frequently Paired Words

obey retreat quit

Synonyms

hand over betray overgive strike one's flag wave the white flag chuck up the sponge abandon bend capitulate cave in cede deplore

Antonyms

brave control defeat dominate persevere rule stand firm stay

Rhymes With

gender defender tender transgender vendor render offender lender contender slender blender fender

Questions

How do you pronounce surrender?
The recorded pronunciation is /səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/.
What does surrender mean?
To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.
Where does surrender come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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