Surrender

//səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)//

Synonyms for "surrender" (301 found)

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Strong matches (90)

Related words (150)

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Translations

241 translations across 59 languages.

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Albanian

2 entries
  • dorëzohem verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • kapitulloj verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • παραδίδωμι verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)

Arabic

2 entries
  • اِسْتَسْلَام noun (an act of surrendering)
  • اِسْتَسْلَمَ verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Armenian

2 entries
  • անձնատվություն noun (an act of surrendering)
  • հանձնվել verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • kapitulyasiya noun (an act of surrendering)
  • təslim noun (an act of surrendering)
  • təslim etmək verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)
  • təslim olmaq verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • зда́ча noun (an act of surrendering)
  • капiтуля́цыя noun (an act of surrendering)
  • зда́цца verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • здава́цца verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • капитула́ция noun (an act of surrendering)
  • предаване noun (the yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand)
  • капитули́рам verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • отда́вам се verb (to yield oneself to an influence, emotion)

Catalan

4 entries
  • capitulació noun (an act of surrendering)
  • rendició noun (an act of surrendering)
  • lliurar verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)
  • rendir verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎠᏓᏲᏍᎦ verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 投降 noun (an act of surrendering)
  • 降服 noun (an act of surrendering)
  • 投降 verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Czech

4 entries
  • kapitulace noun (an act of surrendering)
  • oddat se verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • oddávat se verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • vzdát se verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Danish

2 entries
  • kapitulere verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • overgive sig verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Dutch

4 entries
  • overgave noun (an act of surrendering)
  • capituleren verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • zich overgeven verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • zich overgeven verb (to yield oneself to an influence, emotion)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • kapitulaco noun (an act of surrendering)
  • fordoniĝi verb (to yield oneself to an influence, emotion)
  • kapitulaci verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Estonian

4 entries
  • allaandmine noun (an act of surrendering)
  • alistuma verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • kapituleeruma verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • loovutama verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)

Finnish

4 entries
  • antautuminen noun (an act of surrendering)
  • luopuminen noun (the yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand)
  • luovuttaminen noun (the yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand)
  • luovutus noun (law, property law: the yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord)

French

4 entries
  • capitulation noun (an act of surrendering)
  • reddition noun (an act of surrendering)
  • capituler verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)
  • capituler verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Galician

4 entries
  • capitular verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)
  • entregar verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • render verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)
  • render verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Georgian

1 entries
  • დანებება verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

German

4 entries
  • Aufgabe noun (an act of surrendering)
  • Aufgeben noun (an act of surrendering)
  • Aushändigung noun (the yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand)
  • Ergeben noun (an act of surrendering)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)

Greek

3 entries
  • παράδοση noun (an act of surrendering)
  • συνθηκολόγηση noun (an act of surrendering)
  • παραδίνομαι verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • נכנע verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • kapituláció noun (an act of surrendering)
  • beszolgáltat verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)
  • enged verb (to yield oneself to an influence, emotion)
  • felad verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • uppgjöf noun (an act of surrendering)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • antiissa verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Irish

1 entries
  • tabhair suas verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)

Italian

2 entries
  • arrendersi verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • capitolare verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 投降 noun (an act of surrendering)
  • 投降 noun (the yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand)
  • 放棄 noun (an act of surrendering)
  • 自首 noun (an act of surrendering)

Kazakh

3 entries
  • бағыну verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • берілу verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • тізе бүгу verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Korean

4 entries
  • 양도 noun (law, property law: the yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord)
  • 자수 noun (an act of surrendering)
  • 투항 noun (an act of surrendering)
  • 투항 noun (the yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • багынуу verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Latin

4 entries
  • dēditiō noun (an act of surrendering)
  • condōnō verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)
  • dēdō verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)
  • dēdō verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Latvian

2 entries
  • kapitulēt verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • padoties verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • kapituliuoti verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • pasiduoti verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • капитули́ра verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • предава verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)
  • се предава verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • се предаде verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Māori

4 entries
  • haurarotanga noun (an act of surrendering)
  • haurarotanga noun (the yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand)
  • hauraro verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)
  • hauraro verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • gi opp verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)
  • kapitulere verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • overgi seg verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • overgi seg verb (to yield oneself to an influence, emotion)

Old English

1 entries
  • on hand gān verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Persian

2 entries
  • تسلیم noun (an act of surrendering)
  • تسلیم شدن verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Polish

4 entries
  • kapitulacja noun (an act of surrendering)
  • kapitulować verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • poddawać się verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • poddać się verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • rendição noun (an act of surrendering)
  • capitular verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • entregar verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)
  • entregar-se verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Romanian

1 entries
  • capitula verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Russian

4 entries
  • капитуля́ция noun (an act of surrendering)
  • сда́ча noun (an act of surrendering)
  • капитули́ровать verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • сда́ть verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • gèilleadh noun (an act of surrendering)
  • gèill verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)
  • gèill verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • thoir suas verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • predávati se verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • prèdati se verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • преда́вати се verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • прѐдати се verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Slovak

3 entries
  • kapitulácia noun (an act of surrendering)
  • vzdať se verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • vzdávať sa verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Slovene

2 entries
  • predajati se verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • predati se verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Spanish

4 entries
  • claudicación noun (an act of surrendering)
  • rendición noun (an act of surrendering)
  • abandonar verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)
  • capitular verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Swedish

4 entries
  • kapitulation noun (an act of surrendering)
  • uppgivelse noun (an act of surrendering)
  • ge sig verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • ge upp verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)

Tajik

1 entries
  • таслим шудан verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Telugu

2 entries
  • లొంగుబాటు noun (an act of surrendering)
  • లొంగుబాటు noun (the yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand)

Thai

3 entries
  • ยอมแพ้ noun (an act of surrendering)
  • ทู้ verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • ยอมแพ้ verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Turkish

3 entries
  • teslim olma noun (an act of surrendering)
  • teslim etmek verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)
  • teslim olmak verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • зда́ча noun (an act of surrendering)
  • капітуля́ція noun (an act of surrendering)
  • зда́ти verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)
  • зда́тися verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • taslim boʻlmoq verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • đầu hàng verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)
  • đầu hàng verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Welsh

4 entries
  • forffedu verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)
  • ildio verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)
  • ildio verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • ymostwng verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)

Zazaki

3 entries
  • acı dayen verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)
  • teslim biyen verb (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another)
  • teslim kerden verb (transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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The pirates had no choice but to surrender.

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We must surrender them all.

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Under the circumstances we have no choice but to surrender.

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The alternative to surrender is death.

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