Give up
Give up verb - To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress.
To spare
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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He even offers to spare the Green Lanterns if they give up their rings and surrender.
Source: Comic Book / Lights Out -
Although Daredevil lost the actual fight, Namor was so impressed with Daredevil's refusal to give up that he decided to spare the city.
Source: Comicbook / Daredevil - For all his trouble, he is at last instructed to give up his daughters to the 456 because they surely can't give up their children, whereupon he chooses to commit Pater Familicide to spare them that fate.
Source: Anti Villain / Live-Action TV
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