sell vs surrender

surrender vs sell

sell and surrender both are nouns.

sell and surrender both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sell	Yes	No	Yes	No
surrender	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, surrender is a hypernym of sell; that is, surrender is a word with a broader meaning than sell:

sell: give up for a price or reward
surrender: relinquish possession or control over

Other hypernyms of sell include cede, deliver, give up.

sell (noun)	surrender (noun)
the activity of persuading someone to buy	the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
	the delivery of a principal into lawful custody
	a verbal act of admitting defeat
	acceptance of despair

sell (verb)	surrender (verb)
persuade somebody to accept something	give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent	relinquish possession or control over
do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
give up for a price or reward
deliver to an enemy by treachery
be sold at a certain price or in a certain way
be responsible for the sale of
be approved of or gain acceptance

Difference between sell and surrender

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