Come to and Surrender

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Come to verb - To have a total of.

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Surrender is an antonym for come to in topics: touch, arrive.

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

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Come to is an antonym for surrender.

Nearby Words: surrendered, surrendering

Worthy Opponent: What the Reticulans eventually come to regard the humans as in Aftermath, to the point that they actually offer humanity an opportunity to surrender instead of annihilating them.

Source: Video Game / UFO Afterblank aka: UFO Aftershock
However, on the battlefield the most common reason for calling a truce is to negotiate terms of surrender, so waving the white flag has come to be seen as a surrender in and of itself.

Source: Useful Notes / The Laws and Customs of War
Just before the battle, a Persian messenger is said to come to the Spartans offering a chance to surrender.

Source: Shut Up Hannibal / Film

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