Logo
Search icon

capitulate

/kəˈpɪ.tjʊ.leɪt/

verb

Meaning

  • To surrender; to end all resistance, to give up; to go along with or comply.

    "He argued and hollered for so long that I finally capitulated just to make him stop."

  • To draw up in chapters; to enumerate.

  • To draw up the articles of treaty with; to treat, bargain, parley.

Synonyms

wave the white flag