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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
surrenders, surrendering, surrendered |
| definition 1: |
to turn over or yield to the power, control, or possession of another, esp. under compulsion.
The general was forced to surrender his troops.They surrendered the documents to the authorities.- synonyms:
- yield
- antonyms:
- retain, seize, withhold
- similar words:
- abdicate, cede, forfeit, relinquish, submit, transfer
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| definition 2: |
to abandon or relinquish (an intention, desire, or the like).
After months of bloody battle, most of the men had surrendered their dreams of glory.- synonyms:
- abandon, relinquish
- antonyms:
- claim
- similar words:
- abnegate, forgo, forsake, quit, renounce, resign, waive, yield
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| definition 3: |
to give (oneself) up to something such as a feeling.
He refused to surrender himself to his fears.- synonyms:
- abandon
- antonyms:
- resist
- similar words:
- submit, yield
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| related words: |
abandon, addict, disgorge, exchange, forfeit, give away, hand, obey, release |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to give oneself up or over to someone or something; submit; yield.
The rebel army surrendered at midnight.She is unlikely to surrender to the charms of a man like that.- synonyms:
- capitulate, submit, succumb, yield
- antonyms:
- resist
- similar words:
- acquiesce, concede, cry uncle, fall, fold, say uncle
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| related words: |
accede, bend, bow, buckle, compromise, despair, give way, quit, vacate |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
an act or instance of giving up or surrendering.
The police demanded the surrender of their weapons.- synonyms:
- capitulation, submission
- similar words:
- abandon
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| related words: |
admission, appeasement, compromise, concession, fall |
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