capitulate

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'acte de se rendre ou de cesser toute résistance, souvent à des conditions convenues.

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.

   capituler

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

   Synonymesaccedecave inconcedegive inrelentsubmitsuccumbsurrenderyield

   Antonymesdefyfightholdopposepersevereresistwithstand

2. Give inC1formal

   To stop resisting or opposing something.

   Capituler (sens : céder)

   • 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.

   Synonymesacquiesceconcedegive wayrelentsubmitsuccumbsurrenderyield

   Antonymesdefypersevereresistwithstand