capitulating

verb

Meaning

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.

Synonyms: yield, give in, surrender, succumb

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capitulating

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 capitulating

capitulate to (prepositional phrase): to surrender to a specific demand or person — "They refused to capitulate to the blackmailers."

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