surrender

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. capitulation, cession; relinquishment, abandonment, submission. —v. capitulate, yield, give up; cede, renounce, relinquish.

See resignation.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. capitulation, yielding, giving up, submission, giving way, unconditional surrender, white flag, cessation, abandonment, relinquishment, acquiescence, abdication, resignation, delivery.

v.

1. [To accept defeat]

Syn. capitulate, quit, give in; see yield 1 .

2. [To relinquish possession]

Syn. give up, let go, resign, abdicate; see abandon 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

yielding, submission, giving up, giving in, *crying Uncle, capitulation, *throwing in the towel, *white flag, relenting, prostration, acquiescence, resignation, relinquishment.

II

v.

yield, submit, give up, give in, *cry Uncle, capitulate, *throw in the towel, *raise the white flag, relent, *cave in, prostrate oneself, acquiesce, resign, relinquish, cede.

ANT.: defy, *hang tough, *dig in, fight

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To undergo capture, defeat, or ruin: collapse, fall, go down, go under, topple. See RESIST, WIN. 2. To let (something) go: abandon, cede, forgo, lay down, relinquish, yield. See KEEP. 3. To give up a possession, claim, or right: abandon, abdicate, cede, demit, forswear, hand over, quitclaim, relinquish, render, renounce, resign, waive, yield. See KEEP. 4. To yield (oneself) unrestrainedly,, as to a particular impulse: abandon, give over, give up. See RESIST. 5. To give in from or as if from a gradual loss of strength: bow1, buckle, capitulate, submit, succumb, yield. Informal: fold. See RESIST. II noun 1. The act of submitting or surrendering to the power of another: capitulation, submission. See RESIST, WIN. 2. The act of delivering or the condition of being delivered: delivery, transfer. See GIVE. 3. A giving up of a possession, claim, or right: abandonment, abdication, demission, quitclaim, relinquishment, renunciation, resignation, waiver. See KEEP.