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    capitulate
    /kəˈpɪtjʊleɪt/

    verb

    • 1. cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; yield: "the patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCAPITULATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Capitulate means to accept defeat or give up unwillingly. It can be used in military or political contexts. See how to use it in sentences and compare it with related words.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › capitulateCapitulate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning, synonyms, and history of the verb capitulate, which means to surrender or cease resisting. See examples of capitulate in sentences and compare it with related words like yield, submit, and succumb.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCAPITULATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of capitulate, a verb that means to accept defeat or give up unwillingly. See how to use it in sentences and find related words and phrases in the Cambridge Dictionary.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCAPITULATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of capitulate, a verb that means to stop resisting and do what someone else wants you to do. See synonyms, pronunciation, word origin, and usage examples from Collins English Dictionary.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › capitulateCAPITULATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Capitulate definition: to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms. See examples of CAPITULATE used in a sentence.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › capitulateCapitulate - definition of capitulate by The Free Dictionary

    1. To surrender under specified conditions: The garrison capitulated after the bombardment. 2. To give up all resistance; acquiesce: capitulate to the pressure of public opinion. See Synonyms at yield. [Medieval Latin capitulāre, capitulāt-, to draw up in chapters, from capitulum, chapter; see chapter .] ca·pit′u·lant n. ca·pit′u·la′tor n.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › capitulateCapitulate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To capitulate is to surrender outright or to give in under certain terms. Either way, you’re agreeing to something you don’t really want. The word comes from the Latin roots caput ("head") and capitulum ("headings"), a reference to the official agreement drawn up when someone formally surrendered.