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surrender

/ surrender /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the delivery of a principal into lawful custody
Type of:
delivery livery legal transfer
Kinds of:
extradition
Derived:
cede deliver give up
verb Sense 2
give up or agree to forego to the power or possession of another
"The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"
Opposites:
resist hold out withstand stand firm
Type of:
yield
Kinds of:
concede capitulate
Derived:
capitulation fall giving up yielding surrenderer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb Sense 3
relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another
Type of:
yield
Kinds of:
abnegate
Derived:
relinquishment relinquishing surrenderer yielder
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
relinquish possession or control over
"The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
Type of:
give gift present
Kinds of:
yield up sell sign away sign over
Derived:
cession ceding surrenderer yielder
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
noun Sense 5
acceptance of despair
Type of:
despair
Kinds of:
defeatism
Derived:
resign reconcile submit
noun Sense 6
the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions)
"they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
Type of:
loss
Derived:
give up fall capitulate
noun Sense 7
a verbal act of admitting defeat
Type of:
relinquishment relinquishing
Derived:
give up yield give in succumb knuckle under
Semantic Complexity
69%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
52
Times Searched
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delivery livery legal transfer extradition yield concede capitulate resist hold out withstand stand firm abnegate