capitulate

• Verb, das die Aufgabe oder das Beenden des Widerstands bezeichnet, oft zu ausgehandelten Bedingungen.

A verb used to indicate the act of surrendering or ceasing to resist, often under agreed conditions.

1. SurrenderC1formal

   To give up resistance or yield to an opponent or demand.

   Kapitulieren

   • The army was forced to capitulate after a long siege.
   • The government capitulated to the protesters' demands.
   • He refused to capitulate despite the pressure.

   Synonymeaccedecave inconcedegive inrelentsubmitsuccumbsurrenderyield

   Antonymedefyfightholdopposepersevereresistwithstand

2. Give inC1formal

   To stop resisting or opposing something.

   Nachgeben

   • She finally capitulated and agreed to the compromise.
   • The company capitulated to the union's demands.
   • He capitulated to his curiosity and opened the box.

   Synonymeacquiesceconcedegive wayrelentsubmitsuccumbsurrenderyield

   Antonymedefypersevereresistwithstand