surrender vs sell

sell vs surrender

surrender and sell both are nouns.

surrender and sell both are verbs.

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

As verbs, sell is a hyponym of surrender; that is, sell is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than surrender:

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

Other hyponyms of surrender include yield up, sign away, sign over.

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

surrender (verb)	sell (verb)
give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another	persuade somebody to accept something
relinquish possession or control over	exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
	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 surrender and sell

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