You must surrender your child to the nurse for the child's own good. She will give her right back.
•He surrendered his car to the bank.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
surrender — sur·ren·der 1 vt 1 a: to yield to the control or possession of another surrender the leased premises surrender collateral to a creditor b: to give up completely or agree to forgo c: to cancel (one s insurance policy) voluntarily 2: to g … Law dictionary
surrender — sur|ren|der1 [ sə rendər ] verb * 1. ) intransitive to say officially that you have been defeated and will stop fighting: Rebel forces have surrendered after three years of fighting. surrender to: The gang leaders finally surrendered to the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
surrender — I UK [səˈrendə(r)] / US [səˈrendər] verb Word forms surrender : present tense I/you/we/they surrender he/she/it surrenders present participle surrendering past tense surrendered past participle surrendered * 1) a) [intransitive] to say officially … English dictionary
surrender — ▪ I. surrender sur‧ren‧der 1 [səˈrendə ǁ ər] verb 1. [transitive] INSURANCE if you surrender an insurance policy, you stop it before it mature S (= becomes due for payment) and receive only a part of what it would have been worth if you had kept… … Financial and business terms
surrender — sur|ren|der1 [səˈrendə US ər] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: surrendre, from sur ( SURCHARGE) + rendre to give back, yield ] 1.) [I and T] to say officially that you want to stop fighting or to stop avoiding the police, government etc… … Dictionary of contemporary English
surrender — [[t]səre̱ndə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ surrenders, surrendering, surrendered 1) VERB If you surrender, you stop fighting or resisting someone and agree that you have been beaten. General Martin Bonnet called on the rebels to surrender... [V to n] We ll never… … English dictionary
surrender — [səˈrendə] verb I 1) [I] if soldiers surrender, they stop fighting and officially admit that they have been defeated 2) [T] to give something to someone in authority because you have to She was ordered to surrender her passport.[/ex] II noun [U]… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
hand something on — GIVE, pass, hand, transfer, grant, cede, surrender, relinquish, yield; part with, let go of; bequeath, will, leave. → hand * * * pass something to the next person in a series or succession he had handed on the family farm to his son ■ pass… … Useful english dictionary
hand over — verb to surrender someone or something to another (Freq. 5) the guard delivered the criminal to the police render up the prisoners render the town to the enemy fork over the money • Syn: ↑fork over, ↑fork out, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
abandon — {{11}}abandon (n.) a letting loose, surrender to natural impulses, 1822, from a sense in Fr. abandon (see ABANDON (Cf. abandon) (v.). Borrowed earlier (c.1400) from French in a sense (someone s) control; and Cf. Middle English adverbial phrase at … Etymology dictionary
defy */ — UK [dɪˈfaɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms defy : present tense I/you/we/they defy he/she/it defies present participle defying past tense defied past participle defied 1) to refuse to obey someone or something The commander defied a direct… … English dictionary
