capitulateverb [ I ]
uk/kəˈpɪtʃ.ə.leɪt/us/kəˈpɪtʃ.ə.leɪt/to accept military defeat:
Their forces capitulated five hours after the bombardment of the city began.
to accept something or agree to do something unwillingly:
The sports minister today capitulated to calls for his resignation.
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Responding to an attack
- beat
- beat sb off
- beat sb/sth back
- counterattack
- fend sb off
- fight
- fight back
- fight fire with fire idiom
- parry
- pull (sb/sth) out
- repel
- repulse
- resist
- resistance
- resistance
- retreat
- see sb off
- strike
- white flag
- withdrawal
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Losing and being defeated
Accepting & agreeing reluctantly
capitulation
noun [ C or U ] uk/kəˌpɪtʃ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/us/kəˌpɪtʃ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/