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All capitulate synonyms

ca·pit·u·late
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verb capitulate

  • cede — If someone in a position of authority cedes land or power to someone else, they let them have the land or power, often as a result of military or political pressure.
  • defer — If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time.
  • concede — If you concede something, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct.
  • bow — When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
  • relent — to soften in feeling, temper, or determination; become more mild, compassionate, or forgiving.
  • surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
  • succumb — to give way to superior force; yield: to succumb to despair.
  • cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
  • fold — to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
  • submit — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
  • yield — to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
  • give way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
  • give in — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • come across — If you come across something or someone, you find them or meet them by chance.
  • knuckle under — a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
  • put out — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
  • buckle under — If you buckle under to a person or a situation, you do what they want you to do, even though you do not want to do it.
  • come to terms — to reach acceptance or agreement
  • give out — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • give up — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
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