Difference between Surrender and Yielding

What is the difference between Surrender and Yielding?

Surrender as a verb is to give up into the power, control, or possession of another; specifically (military) to yield (land, a town, etc.) to an enemy. while Yielding as a verb is to pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.

Surrender

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To give up into the power, control, or possession of another; specifically (Military) to yield (land, a town, etc.) to an enemy. To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in to.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation. The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand. 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.

Example sentence: The physical toughness is the obvious - the ability to push through things no matter what's coming at you, to keep going, to not give in. Never surrender. Usually the victory goes to the guy who can play through it the longest. Of course, the mental part is equally important.

Yielding

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: docile, or inclined to give way to pressure

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a concession

We hope you now know whether to use Surrender or Yielding in your sentence.

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