capitulating
present participle ofcapitulate
capitulate
verb[I]
uk/kəˈpɪtʃ.ə.leɪt/us/kəˈpɪtʃ.ə.leɪt/toacceptmilitarydefeat:
Theirforcescapitulated fivehoursafter thebombardmentof thecitybegan.
toacceptsomething oragreeto do somethingunwillingly:
Thesportsministertoday capitulatedtocallsfor hisresignation.
Responding to an attack
- beat
- beatsomeoneoff
- beatsomeone/somethingback
- capitulate
- counter-assault
- counterattack
- countercharge
- fendsomeoneoff
- fight
- hold
- parry
- pull
- pull back
- repel
- repulse
- resist
- resistance
- retreat
- strike
- white flag
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Losing and being defeated
Accepting & agreeing reluctantly
Examplesofcapitulating
capitulating
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Rather than simplycapitulatingto municipal officials, judges could hold them to the standards they used to ask for greater regulatory power.
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Far fromcapitulating, we should strengthen our internal safeguards against bogus asylum seekers.
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They take their revenge by clobbering the weak, the elderly and disabled whilecapitulatingto the strong.
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There is no need to admit that he and his colleagues arecapitulatingto the lobby.
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Indeed, we could not compromise any more withoutcapitulatingfully.
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But territorial citizens and officials thought the new chief could be pressured intocapitulating.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The city, however, remained firm for over a year beforecapitulatingin 1628.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In a chain reaction, the other forts begancapitulating.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some students, however, have decried this policy ascapitulatingto the establishment and called for a return to more vocal and active campaigning on issues of contention, e.g. accommodation.
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