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verb
gave up:
The enemy surrendered unconditionally.
verb
submitted:
She surrendered to temptation.
Simple Definitions
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verb ADV. completely After three weeks under siege they surrendered completely. | immediately | eventually, finally | formally The British formally surrendered on 31 May. | voluntarily VERB + SURRENDER order sb to They were ordered to surrender their weapons to the police. | agree to They agreed to surrender their claim to the territory. | refuse to | be forced to PREP. to He surrendered voluntarily to his enemies. The dictator surrendered power to Parliament., noun ADJ. total | unconditional | immediate VERB + SURRENDER demand The allied commander demanded their immediate and unconditional surrender. | force/starve into The villagers were starved into surrender. | accept, take The division took the surrender of a group of some 500 rebels. PREP. ~ to the government's surrender to the nationalists' demands PHRASES a flag of surrender The rebels hoisted the white flag of surrender. | in (mock) surrender He raised his hands in mock surrender. | the terms of surrender offering them easy terms of surrender
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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Phrase(s): surrender someone or something to someone or something
to give up someone or something to someone or something. • You must surrender your child to the nurse for the child’s own good. She will give her right back. • He surrendered his car to the bank.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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surrender
to say officially that you want to stop fighting, especially in a war, because you realize that you cannot win – used about people and countries:
• Two days later, the rebels surrendered. • Japan surrendered in August 1945.
give in
to accept that you cannot win a game, argument, fight etc and stop trying to win it:
• The players refused to give in and eventually won the game 4-3 in extra time. • The negotiations went on for days and neither side was prepared to give in.
admit/accept defeat
to accept that you have not won something:
• In July 1905, Russia admitted defeat in its war with Japan. • She wanted to run for the Presidency and refused to accept defeat.
concede
formal to say that you are not going to win a game, argument, election etc, so that it officially ends:
• He was forced to concede the match. • Davis conceded defeat in the election.
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