The difference between Surrender and Wave the white flag
When used as verbs, surrender means to give up into the power, control, or possession of another, whereas wave the white flag means to indicate to an opposing force that one is surrendering.
Surrender is also noun with the meaning: an act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another.
check bellow for the other definitions of Surrender and Wave the white flag
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Surrender as a verb (transitive):
To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.
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Surrender as a verb (military, by extension, transitive):
To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.
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Surrender as a verb (intransitive, or, reflexive):
To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
Examples:
"I surrender!"
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Surrender as a verb (transitive):
To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.
Examples:
"to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage"
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Surrender as a verb (reflexive):
To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion, passion, etc.
Examples:
"to surrender oneself to grief, to despair, to indolence, or to sleep"
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Surrender as a verb (ambitransitive, blackjack):
To abandon (one's hand of cards) and recover half of the initial bet.
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Surrender as a verb (transitive, insurance):
For a policyholder, to voluntarily terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with the expectation of receiving a surrender value.
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Surrender as a noun:
An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.
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Surrender as a noun:
The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.
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Surrender as a noun (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.
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Wave the white flag as a verb (in military combat):
To indicate to an opposing force that one is surrendering.
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Wave the white flag as a verb (figurative):
To yield, give up, or quit.