Accept and Surrender

Accept

Accept verb - To agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly.
Usage example: some merchants in town will accept Canadian coins

Surrender and accept are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Surrender" instead a verb "Accept".

Surrender

Surrender verb - To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress.

Accept and surrender are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accept" instead a verb "Surrender".

Nearby Words: surrendered, surrendering

Common collocations

power accept power surrender power
position accept position surrender position
leadership accept leadership surrender leadership
way accept way surrender way
Other words: world, title, cards, child, powers.

Both words in one sentence

  • Naturally, the ones to use it are the witches trying to force Battler to surrender and accept them.
  • Springtime for Hitler Set in the years immediately following World War II, it's about a minuscule European nation, the Duchy of Grand Fenwick, that declares war on the US, planning to surrender and accept a bounty of post-war aid.
  • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: In the initial confrontation between the Enterprise and the Reliant, Kirk pretends to accept Kahn's surrender demand.
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