Conquer and Surrender

Conquer

Conquer verb - To bring under one's control by force of arms.

Surrender is an antonym for conquer in topics: defeat, win.

Surrender

Surrender verb - To yield to the control or power of enemy forces.
Usage example: General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, thus ending the Civil War

Conquer is an antonym for surrender in resign topic.

Nearby Words: surrendered, surrendering

Common collocations

power conquer power surrender power
land conquer land surrender land
place conquer place surrender place
army conquer army surrender army
Other words: way, earth, world, territory, kingdom, castle, city, States.

Both words in one sentence

  • The Quisling Micheal-lan is convinced that Earth will conquer heaven, and seizes control specifically so that he can surrender before (more) nukes get launched.
    Source: The Quisling
  • Webcomic / The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob! Mike Nelson, Destroyer of Worlds: Riboflavin wants to conquer the Earth and threatens to destroy it if they don't surrender.
  • Video Game / Galactic Civilizations Spiteful A.I.: If you're about to conquer a race, you'll most likely get a message from them saying that they decided to surrender to another opponent.
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