capitulate

verb

Pronunciation: /kəˈpɪtʃ.ə.leɪt/

Definition

Cease resisting an opponent or an unwelcome demand and surrender.

Examples

• The rebels were forced to capitulate after their supplies ran out.

• She refused to capitulate to his unreasonable demands for more money.

• The government eventually capitulated to the protesters' calls for reform.

How to Use capitulate

capitulate to (prepositional phrase)

to surrender to a specific demand or person — "They refused to capitulate to the blackmailers."

Synonyms of capitulate

Words with a similar meaning to capitulate:

• yield
• give in
• surrender
• succumb

Antonyms of capitulate

Words with the opposite meaning to capitulate:

• resist
• defy

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