English → Latin
“surrender” in Latin
imperiumThe empire, state, imperial government, realm, dominion.; The right or power to command or be in control; dominion.; Absdēditiōa giving up, surrender, capitulationtrāditiōa surrender, delivering up; delivery of possession; a teaching, instructionabdicātiōa renunciation; action of disowning; abdicationmūnusa service, office, employment; a burden, duty, obligation; a service, favor
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
surrender v.
Transitively, To give up, yield, concedere aliquid: cedere aliquid or aliqua re; to anybody, cedere alicui aliquid or aliqua re: concedere alicui aliquid: transcribere alicui aliquid (to surrender in writing, Dig.). To surrender a part of a thing, cedere alicui aliquid de aliqua re: to surrender one’s share in anything, cedere parte sua: to surrender the possession of a thing to anybody, cedere alicui possessione alicujus rei: to surrender the throne to anybody, concedere alicui regnum, imperium.
Intransitively. To capitulate, arma conditione ponere: arma per pactionem tradere: certis conditionibus hosti tradi: de conditionibus tradendae urbis agere cum aliquo (to treat about capitulating, Liv., 37, 12). To surrender, ad conditiones deditionis descendere: to refuse to surrender, nullam deditionis conditionem accipere: conditiones rejicere, recusare: to consent to surrender on terms, ad conditiones accedere; certis conditionibus de deditione cum hoste pacisci.
surrender s.
deditio: traditio (a fortified place or town): abdicatio (of an office, muneris, Liv., 6, 16): or circumlocution by the verb.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for surrender?
- The usual Latin words for “surrender” are imperium, dēditiō, trāditiō; also abdicātiō, mūnus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.