Refuse and Surrendering

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Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.

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Surrendering is an antonym for refuse.

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

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Refuse is an antonym for surrendering in resign topic.

Nearby Words: surrender, surrendered

Properly Paranoid: After all the underhanded schemes Parson did (attacking while surrendering, attacking during a parley, violating the neutrality of the Magic Kingdom), many Sides refuse to negotiate with his Side, considering them underhanded.

Source: Webcomic / Erfworld
Upon losing their last hope for a negotiated peace through a third party the Imperial government continued to publicly refuse to surrender unconditionally, while privately resigning themselves to surrendering in the near future.

Source: Useful Notes / Katanas of the Rising Sun

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