SURRENDER

• (noun) the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)

  "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"

  synonyms : capitulation , fall

• (noun) the delivery of a principal into lawful custody

• (noun) a verbal act of admitting defeat

  synonyms : giving up , yielding

• (noun) acceptance of despair

  synonyms : resignation

• (verb) give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another

  "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"

  synonyms : give up

• (verb) relinquish possession or control over

  "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

  synonyms : cede , deliver , give up

  The kidnappers ceded to the police when they realized that they were surrounded from all sides. -added by Aswathy_inlas

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