Surrender vs Compliant - What's the difference?
surrender | compliant |
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.
Willing to comply; yielding; bending; pliant; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.
As a verb surrender
is to give up into the power, control, or possession of another; specifically (military) 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.As an adjective compliant is
willing to comply; yielding; bending; pliant; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.surrender
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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
Synonyms
* (l), (l) * wave the white flagNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* capitulationcompliant
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Adjective
(en adjective)- The suspect was compliant when arrested.
- The browser is standards compliant .
- The workplace is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
