surrendered
v.v. to stop fighting or resisting because you know you cannot win. You give up control of yourself or something you own to someone else.
v. to cease resistance to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority; to give up a possession or right under pressure.
The soldiers surrendered their weapons after the long battle.
After hours of negotiation with the police, the suspect finally surrendered and walked out with his hands up.
The general realized that continuing the defense would only lead to unnecessary loss of life, so he surrendered the fortress to the advancing army.
The verb is often used intransitively, but it is transitive when referring to giving up a specific object or right.
They surrendered from the enemyThey surrendered to the enemyThe verb takes the preposition 'to' to indicate the person or group receiving the submission, not 'from'.