- 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.
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- 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.
capitulate
verbNAmE//kəˈpɪtʃəˌleɪt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they capitulate he / she / it capitulates
past simple capitulated
-ing form capitulating
NAmE//kəˌpɪtʃəˈleɪʃn//
noun [countable, uncountable]See capitulate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: capitulate