Surrender (Billy Talent song)
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of surrendering (under agreed conditions)
"They were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
(2) The delivery of a principal into lawful custody
(3) A verbal act of admitting defeat
(4) Acceptance of despair
verb
(5) Give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
"The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"
(6) Relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another
(7) Relinquish possession or control over
"The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Anglo-Norman, representing Old French surrendre, from sur- + rendre ‘render’.
Verb
- To give up into the power, control, or possession of another; specifically (Military) to yield (land, a town, etc.) to an enemy.
- To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in to.
Noun
- An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.
- The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.
- The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists.