n. 25B6; verb
the army surrendered : CAPITULATE, give in, give (oneself) up, give way, yield, concede (defeat), submit, climb down, back down, cave in, relent, crumble; lay down one's arms, raise the white flag, throw in the towel/sponge.
they surrendered power to the government : GIVE UP, relinquish, renounce, forgo, forswear; cede, abdicate, waive, forfeit, sacrifice; hand over, turn over, yield, resign, transfer, grant.
surrender all hope of changing things : ABANDON, give up, cast aside.
resist, seize.
25B6; noun
the surrender of the hijackers : CAPITULATION, submission, yielding, succumbing, acquiescence; fall, defeat.
a surrender of power to the shop floor : RELINQUISHMENT, renunciation, cession, abdication, resignation, transfer.