Definition: give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
Usage: The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered
Similar words: yield
Definition: cease opposition; stop fighting
Definition: stop consuming
Usage: kick a habit; give up alcohol
Similar words: dispense with, waive, forego, foreswear, forgo, relinquish
Definition: do without or cease to hold or adhere to
Usage: We are dispensing with formalities; relinquish the old ideas
Synonyms: cede, give up, surrender, deliver
Definition: relinquish possession or control over
Usage: The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in
Similar words: gift, give, present
Definition: give as a present; make a gift of
Usage: What will you give her for her birthday?
Synonyms: give up, throw overboard, forego, forfeit, forgo, waive
Definition: lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
Usage: you've forfeited your right to name your successor; forfeited property
Similar words: abandon
Definition: forsake, leave behind
Usage: We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot
Synonyms: give up, free, release, relinquish, resign
Definition: part with a possession or right
Usage: I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest; resign a claim to the throne
Similar words: hand, give, reach, pass, pass on, turn over
Definition: place into the hands or custody of
Usage: hand me the spoon, please; Turn the files over to me, please; He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers
Synonyms: spare, give up, part with, dispense with
Definition: give up what is not strictly needed
Usage: he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey
Similar words: give
Definition: transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
Usage: I gave her my money; can you give me lessons?; She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care
Synonyms: give up, resign, renounce, vacate
Definition: leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
Usage: She vacated the position when she got pregnant; The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds
Similar words: resign, quit, leave office, step down
Definition: give up or retire from a position
Usage: The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month; The chairman resigned over the financial scandal