capitulate
verb [I] /kəˈpɪt.jʊ.leɪt/Definition
› to accept military defeat: Their forces capitulated five hours after the bombardment of the city began.Responding to an attackLosing and being defeatedScoring, winning and losing in sport › to accept something or agree to do something unwillingly: The sports minister today capitulated to calls for his resignation.Accepting and agreeing reluctantlyAccepting and agreeingApproving and approval capitulation /kəˌpɪt.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/ noun [C or U] Accepting and agreeing reluctantlyAccepting and agreeingApproving and approval
(Definition of capitulate verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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