Synonyms for CAPITULATE
kəˈpɪtʃ əˌleɪtca·pit·u·late

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1. capitulate

   To surrender is to give up upon compulsion, as to an enemy in war, hence to give up to any person, passion, influence, or power. To yield is to give place or give way under pressure, and hence under compulsion. Yield implies more softness or concession than surrender; the most determined men may surrender to overwhelming force; when one yields, his spirit is at least somewhat subdued. A monarch or a state cedes territory perhaps for a consideration; surrenders an army, a navy, or a fortified place to a conqueror; a military commander abandons an untenable position or unavailable stores. We sacrifice something precious through error, friendship, or duty, yield to convincing reasons, a stronger will, winsome persuasion, or superior force. Compare ABANDON.

   Synonyms:
   abandon, alienate, cede, give, give oneself up, give over, give up, let go, relinquish, sacrifice, surrender, yield

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1. capitulate

   Synonyms:
   stipulate, yield, surrender, submit

   Antonyms:
   resist, struggle, contend

Princeton's WordNet

1. capitulateverb

   surrender under agreed conditions

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1. • Surrender

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1. relented

   to abandond or mitigate

   i changed alexes mind

   Submitted by anonymous on March 3, 2020  

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1. capitulateverb

   Synonyms:
   surrender (by treaty), yield on conditions

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1. List of paraphrases for "capitulate":

   surrender

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How to use CAPITULATE in a sentence?

1. Lindsey Graham:

   I am not asking anybody to capitulate but I’m asking people to collaborate.

2. Gavin Newsom:

   One thing I won't do is capitulate.

3. Fox News:

   I understand that we can have criminal justice reform, we can have police reform, but there has to be a balance because at this point criminals are unafraid of the police, they’re unafraid of the prosecutors, they won’t capitulate to the laws, so what do we do next?

4. Mason Clark:

   This is coming through most clearly in Mariupol, where they're very intentionally targeting water stations and power supplies and internet towers and cell phone towers and that sort of thing, and a very deliberate attempt to make it more difficult for the defenders to hold out and try and force them to capitulate.

5. Ben May:

   The antipathy towards more austerity with the general public and (Greek governing party) Syriza is a major sticking point and means a quick resolution is unlikely if it means Greece has to capitulate.