capitulate

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Pronunciation

/kəˈpɪtʃʊleɪt/(kuh-PICH-oo-layt)

Part of speech

verbformal

Chinese

投降；屈服；让步

Definition

To cease to resist; to surrender or give in on agreed terms.

Word family

  • capitulation/kəˌpɪtʃʊˈleɪʃən/(n)投降

Collocations

  • capitulate to demands
  • forced to capitulate
  • unconditional capitulation
  • capitulate under pressure

Examples

  1. 1.After weeks of protests, the government capitulated and withdrew the policy. (gave in)
  2. 2.The army capitulated after being surrounded with no supplies. (surrendered)

Synonyms

  • surrender/səˈrɛndə/— give up fighting
  • yield/jiːld/— give way
  • submit/səbˈmɪt/— accept authority

Etymology

from Latin "capitulare" = to draw up under headings — originally to negotiate terms of surrender