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noun
- An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.
Translations: verb
- (transitive) To give up into the power, control, or possession of another; specifically (Military) to yield (land, a town, etc.) to an enemy.
- (italbrac, intransitive or reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in to.
Translations: - Dutch: zich overgeven
- French: se rendre
- German: sich ergeben, í¼bergeben, ausliefern, abtreten, verzichten, verzichten auf etwas, aufgeben (1,2), kapitulieren (1,2)
- Italian: arrendersi
- Spanish: rendirse
Etymology: Anglo-Norman, representing Old French surrendre, from sur- + rendre "render".
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