English noun: surrender | |||
1. | surrender (feeling) acceptance of despair | ||
Synonyms | resignation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | despair | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | defeatism | ||
2. | surrender (communication) a verbal act of admitting defeat | ||
Synonyms | giving up, yielding | ||
Broader (hypernym) | relinquishing, relinquishment | ||
3. | surrender (act) the delivery of a principal into lawful custody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | delivery, legal transfer, livery | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | extradition | ||
4. | surrender (act) the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) | ||
Samples | They were protected until the capitulation of the fort. | ||
Synonyms | capitulation, fall | ||
Broader (hypernym) | loss | ||
English verb: surrender | |||
1. | surrender (competition) give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another | ||
Samples | The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered. | ||
Synonyms | give up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | yield | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | abnegate, capitulate, concede | ||
Antonyms | stand firm, hold out, resist, withstand | ||
2. | surrender (possession) relinquish possession or control over | ||
Samples | The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in. | ||
Synonyms | cede, deliver, give up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gift, give, present | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sell, sign away, sign over, yield up | ||