All capitulate synonyms
ca·pit·u·late
C c 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.