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Word entry · 9 letters

surrender

Best crossword clue

"Yield control"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/Part of speech noun, verbSorted deenrrrsuStarts with SEnds with R2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. 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

01Yield control9 letters
02Give-up act9 letters

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