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"surrender" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often capitulate (10 letters).
Definitions
the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
Word origin
From Middle English surrendren, from Old French surrendre, from sur- + rendre (“render”). Displaced native Old English on hand gān.
Used in a sentence
“Don't shoot! I surrender!”
“to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage”
“to surrender oneself to grief, to despair, to indolence, or to sleep”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Yield control”9 letters
02“Give-up act”9 letters
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