surrender
definition
to relinquish possession or control of something to someone else
example
After a long negotiation, the company decided to surrender control of the project to the new management team.
synonyms
relinquishyieldcapitulate
word origin — from Old French 'surrender', from 'surrendre' meaning to return, from 'sur-' meaning 'over' + 'rendre' meaning 'to render, give back'.