surrender
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Sense: Noun: admission of defeat
Synonyms:
capitulation, yielding, submission Collocations, giving way, unconditional surrender, white flag, abandonment, acquiescence, abdication, resignation Collocations, succumbing, admission of defeat, withdrawal Collocations
Sense: Verb: accept defeat
Synonyms:
yield Collocations, give in, submit Collocations, quit Collocations, capitulate, admit defeat, accept defeat, concede defeat, throw in the towel , throw up your hands , cave in , cave Collocations , give way, succumb, concede, say uncle , wave the white flag, withdraw Collocations
Sense: Noun: relinquishment
Synonyms:
relinquishment, laying down, handing over, giving up, giving away, renunciation, renouncing, forgoing, transfer Collocations, handover Collocations, delivery Collocations, abdication, ceding, quitting , sacrifice Collocations, waiving
Sense: Verb: relinquish possession
Synonyms:
relinquish Collocations, give up, let go, resign Collocations, abdicate, abandon Collocations, hand over, turn over, waive Collocations, renounce, sacrifice Collocations, give over, cede