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the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another

the police demanded the surrender of all hostages as a condition for allowing the hijackers safe passage out of the country

to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress the toddler surrendered the doll to her mother after a brief struggle

the commander surrendered the garrison without having fired a single shot

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)

the father refused to surrender to his son's constant begging for a BB gun

to give up (as a position of authority) formally

the aging queen refused to surrender the throne to her increasingly impatient heir

to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)

determined to give up smoking, she so far has not surrendered to her incessant desire to have a cigarette

to yield to the control or power of enemy forces

General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, thus ending the Civil War

to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly

laid-off workers who surrender themselves to despair will almost certainly never regain their footing

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