Dictionary Check: surrender
"surrender" is a valid word!
Scrabble
10
points
Words with Friends
12
points
Definition
noun
acceptance of despair
noun
a verbal act of admitting defeat
noun
the delivery of a principal into lawful custody
noun
the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
Example:
"they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
verb
give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
Example:
"The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"
verb
relinquish possession or control over
Example:
"The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
Advertisement