surrendering
v.v. giving up or stopping a fight because you know you cannot win. It can also mean handing over something you own to someone else in power.
v. the present participle of 'surrender'; refers to the act of yielding to the power or control of another. Often describes a formal admission of defeat or the relinquishing of a possession or right.
The soldiers are surrendering their weapons to the police.
After hours of intense negotiation, the suspect is surrendering to the authorities without further resistance.
By surrendering his claim to the inheritance, he hoped to restore peace within the family and avoid a lengthy legal battle that would deplete their remaining assets.
The verb can be used intransitively ('they are surrendering') or transitively with a direct object ('surrendering their rights').
surrendering from the enemysurrendering to the enemyWhen yielding to an opponent, the verb takes the preposition 'to', not 'from'.