capitulate

verb/kəˈpɪtʃəleɪt/

Frequency rank: #19,240 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

to give up resistance and agree to demands; to surrender.

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Example sentence

After hours of negotiation, the company finally decided to capitulate and accept the workers' demands.

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