verb
-ders; -dered; -dering
to agree to stop fighting, hiding, resisting, etc., because you know that you will not win or succeed [no obj]
[+ obj] :to give the control or use of (something) to someone else
to allow something (such as a habit or desire) to influence or control you - often + to; [no obj]
noun
[singular] an agreement to stop fighting, hiding, resisting, etc., because you know that you will not win or succeed :an act of surrendering
the act of giving the control or use of something to someone else
the act of allowing yourself to be influenced or controlled by someone or something