1. to surrender or give up resistance; to yield to an opponent or to pressure

Examples

• The army was forced to capitulate after running out of supplies.
• After hours of negotiation, the union finally capitulated to management’s demands.
• She refused to capitulate to peer pressure and maintained her principles.
• The city capitulated without a fight when enemy forces surrounded it.
• Rather than capitulate immediately, they decided to negotiate terms.
• The defendant capitulated and agreed to plead guilty to the lesser charge.