surrender vs triumph

surrender

verb
  • To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion, passion, etc. 

  • To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy. 

  • To give up into the power, control, or possession of another. 

  • To give up possession of; to yield; to resign. 

  • For a policyholder, to voluntarily terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with the expectation of receiving a surrender value. 

  • To abandon (one's hand of cards) and recover half of the initial bet. 

  • To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in. 

noun
  • 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. 

triumph

verb
  • To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation. 

  • To play a trump in a card game. 

  • To succeed, win, or attain ascendancy. 

  • To be prosperous; to flourish. 

  • To prevail over rivals, challenges, or difficulties. 

noun
  • A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a victor. 

  • A state of joy or exultation at success. 

  • a ceremony held to publicly celebrate and sanctify the military achievement of an army commander. 

  • A work of art, cuisine, etc. of very high quality. 

  • A card trick in which the cards are shuffled with half face-up and half face-down, then laid out so that only the observer's chosen card is facing upward. 

  • A conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest. 

  • A card game, also called trump. 

How often have the words surrender and triumph occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )