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Collocations for surrender - noun

ADJ.

total | unconditional | immediate

VERB + SURRENDER

demand
The allied commander demanded their immediate and unconditional surrender.
force/starve into
The villagers were starved into surrender.
accept, take
The division took the surrender of a group of some 500 rebels.

PREP.

~ to
the government''s surrender to the nationalists'' demands

PHRASES

a flag of surrender
The rebels hoisted the white flag of surrender.
in (mock) surrender
He raised his hands in mock surrender.
the terms of surrender
offering them easy terms of surrender

Collocations for surrender - verb

ADV.

completely
After three weeks under siege they surrendered completely.
immediately | eventually, finally | formally
The British formally surrendered on 31 May.
voluntarily

VERB + SURRENDER

order sb to
They were ordered to surrender their weapons to the police.
agree to
They agreed to surrender their claim to the territory.
refuse to | be forced to

PREP.

to
He surrendered voluntarily to his enemies. | The dictator surrendered power to Parliament.

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