Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - surrender
Surrender
surrender
v. & n. --v. 1 tr. hand over; relinquish possession of, esp. on compulsion or demand; give into another's power or control. 2 intr. a accept an enemy's demand for submission. b give oneself up; cease from resistance; submit. 3 intr. & refl. (foll. by to) give oneself over to a habit, emotion, influence, etc. 4 tr. give up rights under (a life-insurance policy) in return for a smaller sum received immediately. 5 tr. give up (a lease) before its expiry. 6 tr. abandon (hope etc.). --n. the act or an instance of surrendering. Phrases and idioms surrender to bail duly appear in a lawcourt after release on bail. surrender value the amount payable to one who surrenders a life-insurance policy. Etymology: ME f. AF f. OF surrendre (as SUR-(1), RENDER)
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I. verb (-dered; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English surrendren, from surrendre, noun Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to yield to the power, control, or possession of another upon compulsion or demand , to give up completely or agree to forgo especially in favor of another, 2. to give (oneself) up into the power of another especially as a prisoner, to give (oneself) over to something (as an influence), intransitive verb to give oneself up into the power of another ; yield, see: relinquish II. noun see: render Date: 15th century 1. the action of yielding one's person or giving up the possession of something especially into the power of another, the relinquishment by a patentee of rights or claims under a patent, the delivery of a principal into lawful custody by bail, the voluntary cancellation of the legal liability of an insurance company by the insured and beneficiary for a consideration, the delivery of a fugitive from justice by one government to another, an instance of ~ing ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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