VERB | competition | surrender, give up | give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another |
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possession | surrender, cede, deliver, give up | relinquish possession or control over | |
NOUN | feeling | surrender, resignation | acceptance of despair |
communication | surrender, giving up, yielding | a verbal / verbal act of admitting defeat | |
act | surrender | the delivery of a principal into lawful custody | |
act | surrender, capitulation, fall | the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) |
Sounds | sereh'nder | |
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Rhymes | adder ... Zealander: 203 rhymes with der... |
Meaning | acceptance of despair. | |
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Synonym | resignation | |
Narrower | defeatism | acceptance of the inevitability of defeat |
Broader | despair | The feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well |
Spanish | rendición, resignación | |
Catalan | resignació |
Meaning | A verbal / verbal act of admitting defeat. | |
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Synonyms | giving up, yielding | |
Broader | relinquishment, relinquishing | A verbal / verbal act of renouncing / renouncing a claim or right or position etc. |
Spanish | claudicación, rendición | |
Catalan | claudicació, rendició | |
Verbs | surrender | give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another |
Meaning | The delivery of a principal into lawful custody. | |
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Narrower | extradition | The surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty) |
rendition | Handing over prisoners to countries where torture is allowed | |
Broader | delivery, livery, legal transfer | The voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party / party to another |
Spanish | entrega, rendición | |
Catalan | lliurement | |
Verbs | surrender | relinquish possession or control over |
Meaning | The act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions). | |
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Synonyms | capitulation, fall | |
Broader | loss | The act of losing someone or something |
Spanish | capitulación | |
Catalan | capitulació | |
Verbs | surrender | give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another |
Meaning | Give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
Example | "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered" | |
Synonym | give up | |
Entailed by | submit | Yield to the control of another |
Narrower | abnegate | Surrender (power or a position) |
capitulate | surrender under agreed conditions | |
concede | Acknowledge defeat | |
Broader | yield | Cease opposition |
Opposite | resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm | stand up or offer resistance / resistance to somebody or something |
Spanish | abandonar, desistir, entregar, rendir | |
Catalan | rendir | |
Nouns | surrender | the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) |
surrender | a verbal / verbal act of admitting defeat | |
surrenderer | a person who yields or surrenders / surrenders |
Meaning | relinquish possession or control over. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
Example | "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" | |
Synonyms | cede, deliver, give up | |
Narrower | sell | Give up for a price or reward |
sign away, sign over | formally assign ownership of | |
yield up | surrender, as a result of pressure or force | |
Broader | give, gift, present | Give as a present |
Spanish | ceder, despachar, entregar, librar, rendir | |
Catalan | cedir, despatxar, entregar, lliurar, rendir, trametre | |
Nouns | surrender | the delivery of a principal into lawful custody |
surrenderer | a person who yields or surrenders / surrenders |
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