| VERB | competition | surrender, give up | give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | adder ... Zealander: 203 rhymes with der... | |
| Meaning | acceptance of despair. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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