Conquer vs Surrender - What's the difference?
conquer | surrender |
To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
* (Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)
To overcome an abstract obstacle.
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
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To gain, win, or obtain by effort.
To acquire by force of arms, win in war.
To give up into the power, control, or possession of another; specifically (military) to yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.
(intransitive, or, reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.
(reflexive) To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion, passion, etc.
To abandon (one's hand of cards) and recover half of the initial bet.
An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.
The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.
(legal, property law) The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists.
As verbs the difference between conquer and surrender
is that conquer is to defeat in combat; to subjugate while surrender is to give up into the power, control, or possession of another; specifically to yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.As a noun surrender is
an act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.conquer
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Verb
(en verb)- We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms.
- By winning words to conquer hearts, / And make persuasion do the work of fear.
Derived terms
* conquerable * unconquerable * conqueror * conquestsurrender
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Alternative forms
* surrendre (archaic)Verb
(en verb)- I surrender !
- to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage
- ''to surrender oneself to grief, to despair, to indolence, or to sleep