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surrender

/səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/noun, verb3 syllables

Surrender means: relinquish possession or control over.

Synonyms for surrender23

noun, as in a verbal act of admitting defeat

giving up, yielding

noun, as in the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)

capitulation, fall

noun, as in acceptance of despair

resignation

verb, as in relinquish possession or control over

cede, deliver, give up

verb, as in give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another

give up

also used for surrender

hand over, betray, overgive, strike one's flag, wave the white flag, chuck up the sponge, abandon, bend, capitulate, cave in, deplore, fall in line, give over, give in, give way

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Opposites of surrender

resist

What does surrender mean?6

verb

1

relinquish possession or control over“The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in”

2

give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another“The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered”

noun

1

a verbal act of admitting defeat

2

the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)“they were protected until the capitulation of the fort”

3

acceptance of despair

4

the delivery of a principal into lawful custody

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with surrender?15

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Surrender in a sentence

  • Siberians do not surrender to their captors, but they are not taken captive anyway.AlanF_US
  • If you do not surrender, you will die!loghaD
  • If anyone wants to surrender, now's the time.CM
  • Compared to surrender, death is the lesser evil.ddnktr
  • Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.BraveSentry
  • Completely surrounded by our troops, the enemy finally surrendered to us.Swift
  • After a siege lasting ten weeks, the city surrendered.sundown
  • The pirates had no choice but to surrender.CK

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Forms of surrender

as a noun

plural
surrenders

as a verb

past tense
surrendered
present participle
surrendering
third-person singular
surrenders
past participle
surrendered