Commit and Surrender

Commit

Commit verb - To put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another.

Usage example: commit only some power to each official

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Synonyms for Commit

Antonyms for Commit

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

Nearby Words: commission, committed, commitment, committal, committing

Surrender

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

Usage example: the commander surrendered the garrison without having fired a single shot

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Antonyms for Surrender

Commit and surrender are semantically related in resign topic. Sometimes you can use "Commit" instead a verb "Surrender", if it concerns topics such as hand over.

Nearby Words: surrendered, surrendering

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Common collocations

control	commit control	surrender control
way	commit way	surrender way
suicide	commit suicide	surrender suicide
times	commit times	surrender times
Other words: forces, myself.

Both words in one sentence

He'll talk nonsense until you surrender or commit suicide.

Source: I Shall Taunt You
Another is in how Nathan refuses to surrender and tries to be Defiant to the End, whereas in a similar situation Samurai would accept their fate and/or commit ritual suicide.

Source: Film / The Last Samurai
Constant holding will make the enemy commit fake surrender and slash you with their knives.

Source: Video Game / Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

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