Giving and transferring

Synonyms for surrender

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · verb · Reason line included

The senseverbTier 1, FoothillsGiving and transferring

relinquish possession or control over

The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

deliver

Same sentence, swapped: The squatters had to deliver the building after the police moved in.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for surrender as it is used in the sentence above.

tip
grant
dump

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Closest first: other giving and transferring words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

trashverbjunkdispose of (something useless or old)Foothills winverbgainwin something through one's effortsFoothillsHas a reason line admitverbtakeadmit into a group or communityFoothills2 senses changeverbexchangegive to, and receive from, one anotherFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line floodnoun, verbtorrentan overwhelming number or amountRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line grantverbyieldbe willing to concedeTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line haggleverbhucksterwrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)High Camp finishnounendingevent whose occurrence ends somethingFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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