capitulate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /kəˈpɪ.tjʊ.leɪt/ or /kəˈpɪ.t͡ʃə.leɪt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /kəˈpɪt͡ʃ.jʊ.leɪt/ or /kəˈpɪt͡ʃ.jə.leɪt/

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Verb

Plain form capitulate

Third-person singular capitulates

Past tense capitulated

Past participle capitulated

Present participle capitulating

1. (transitive) If you capitulate, you surrender to go along or comply with someone.

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