Oxford Dictionary English surrender to phrasal verbphrasal verb Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsPhrasal Verbssurrender to something | surrender yourself to something Add to my wordlistjump to other results(formal) to stop trying to prevent yourself from having a feeling, habit, etc. and allow it to control what you do He finally surrendered to his craving for drugs. She surrendered herself to sleep. oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com