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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 | ||
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