Antonyms for surrendering
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : suh-ren-der |
| Phonetic Transcription : səˈrɛn dər |
Definition of surrendering
Origin :- early 15c., "to give (something) up," from Old French surrendre "give up, deliver over" (13c.), from sur- "over" (see sur-) + rendre "give back" (see render). Reflexive sense of "to give oneself up" (especially as a prisoner) is from 1580s. Related: Surrendered; surrendering.
- verb give up; resign
- One cannot acquire it, except by surrendering everything that one has.
- Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
- He had no thought of surrendering, but would it not be best to retreat?
- Extract from : « Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 » by Various
- The chief argument for surrendering the province was ominous of the future.
- Extract from : « Benjamin Franklin » by Paul Elmer More
- You 'd say at once: 'Show me what rights I 'm surrendering; let me know the terms of the agreement.'
- Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever
- He had no wish to provoke a conflict, but he had no thought of surrendering the refugee.
- Extract from : « Billy Topsail & Company » by Norman Duncan
- Again he laughed, surrendering all his consciousness to the warm magic of her spell.
- Extract from : « Life Sentence » by James McConnell
- He waved his hand to me, and surrendering his horse to a hostler, entered the house.
- Extract from : « In Direst Peril » by David Christie Murray
- Looking back, I am never able to forgive myself for surrendering.
- Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1905. » by Various
- He flung his arms across the table, surrendering to his sobs.
- Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1915 » by Various
- He was in favor of surrendering all the forts to the States in which they were located.
- Extract from : « Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61 » by Abner Doubleday
Synonyms for surrendering
- abandon
- buckle under
- capitulate
- cave in
- cede
- commit
- concede
- consign
- cry uncle
- deliver up
- eat crow
- eat humble pie
- entrust
- fall
- fold
- forego
- give in
- go along with
- go down
- go under
- hand over
- knuckle
- knuckle under
- leave
- let go
- pack it in
- part with
- play dead
- put up white flag
- quit
- relinquish
- renounce
- roll over
- submit
- succumb
- throw in the towel
- toss it in
- waive
- yield
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