Capitulate

/kəˈpɪt͡ʃ.jʊ.leɪt/

Synonyms for "capitulate" (55 found)

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Closest matches (11)

abandonacceptacknowledge defeatacquiescebeg a trucebowcave
Verb(3 words)
Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (17)

cedecome to termsconcedecry paxcry quitsdeferfallgivegive ingive overgive up
Verb(3 words)
concedegive way under pressuregiving in
Noun(3 words)
concedingfolding mechanismgive in to demands

Related words (27)

implore mercyknuckleknuckle underlosepray for quarterrelentrelinquishrenouncesay unclesubmissivesubmitsuccumbsurrenderyieldyield the palm
Verb(8 words)
settlesuccumb to fatiguesuccumbedsuccumbssurrendersurrenderedyieldyield to pressure
Noun(4 words)
surrenderingsurrendersyielded to pressureyields

Related word relations

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7 entries
consent decreemilitary surrendernegotiated concessionnegotiated surrenderpolicy reversalsettlement agreementunconditional surrender

Collocations

5 entries
capitulate after negotiationscapitulate to demandscapitulate to superior forcecapitulate unconditionallycapitulate under pressure

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Capitulate!

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I must capitulate.

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Tom had no choice but to capitulate.

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He argued and hollered for so long that I finally capitulated just to make him stop.

Source: wiktionary

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