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Definition of capitulate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    capitulate

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    verb
    NAmE//kəˈpɪtʃəˌleɪt//
     
    Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they capitulate
     
    he / she / it capitulates
     
    past simple capitulated
     
    -ing form capitulating
     
     
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  1. 1[intransitive] capitulate (to somebody/something) to agree to do something that you have been refusing to do for a long time synonym give in (to somebody/something) synonym yield They were finally forced to capitulate to the terrorists' demands.
  2. 2[intransitive] capitulate (to somebody/something) to stop resisting an enemy and accept that you are defeated synonym surrender The town capitulated after a three-week siege.
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NAmE//kəˌpɪtʃəˈleɪʃn//
 
noun [countable, uncountable]See capitulate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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