sur·ren·der /səˈrɛndər/
1. acceptance of despair
synset: resignation, surrender
2. a verbal act of admitting defeat
synset: giving_up, yielding, surrender
3. the delivery of a principal into lawful custody
synset: surrender
4. the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
synset: capitulation, fall, surrender
1. give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"
antonym: resist, hold_out, withstand, stand_firm
2. relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
synset: surrender, cede, deliver, give_up
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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