capitulate

intransitive-verb
UK: /kəˈpɪtʃ.ə.leɪt/
US: /kəˈpɪtʃ.ə.leɪt/

  1. To surrender, especially under agreed conditions.

    1. They capitulate after seeing the army.
    2. The company decided to capitulate to the activist's demands to save face.

  2. To give in to an argument, request, or pressure.

    1. I did not capitulate to his ridiculous ideas.
    2. The government eventually capitulated and allowed a full investigation.

Synonyms

surrender yield submit give in succumb concede
capitulate transitive-verb

  1. To surrender (something).

    1. They had to capitulate their weapons.
    2. The city was forced to capitulate its control of the surrounding territories.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "capitulate" in English means: To surrender, especially under agreed conditions., To give in to an argument, request, or pressure..

The phonetic transcription of "capitulate" is /kəˈpɪtʃ.ə.leɪt/ in British English and /kəˈpɪtʃ.ə.leɪt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "capitulate": surrender, yield, submit, give in, succumb, concede.

Example usage of "capitulate": "They capitulate after seeing the army.". More examples on the page.