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capitulate

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﹒To cease resisting an opponent or an unwelcome demand; to surrender.

﹒To surrender under agreed conditions.

Examples

﹒The exhausted team finally decided to capitulate after hours of intense negotiations.

﹒The government refused to capitulate to the demands of the protesters despite the mounting pressure.

﹒After realizing he could not win the argument, he chose to capitulate and accept his opponent's point of view.

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