Allow
Surrender
Surrender verb - To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress.
Allow and surrender are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Allow" instead a verb "Surrender".
Nearby Words: surrendered, surrendering
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Both words in one sentence
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He then threatens to kill her if he doesn't surrender and allow himself to be killed.
Source: I Have Your Wife -
She offers to allow any Alerans who surrender to live there in peace, so long as they are made sterile.
Source: Gilded Cage -
Dying as Yourself: President Heller's reason for attempting to surrender during Live Another Day, to allow him to die on his own terms before he loses his mind to Alzheimer's disease.
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