capitulation
noun[CorU]
uk/kəˌpɪtʃ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/us/kəˌpɪtʃ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/theactofacceptingdefeat:
Towithdrawtheremainingtroopswould have been ahumiliatingcapitulation.
Some saywithdrawalof themilitaryforcesrepresenteda capitulationtoterrorism.
anoccasionwhen someoneunwillinglyacceptsoragreesto do something:
We areseeinghopelessnessand capitulation amonginvestors.
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capitulate
- Advocates of peace-at-any-price wereproposingcapitulation.
- They should neverfeartonegotiate, but they’ll becriticizedby those whoconfusenegotiationwith capitulation.
- Negotiators had towalkadelicatelinebetween capitulation to the hijackers andappearingcallousabout thehostages.
- Those on therightarelikelytoportrayanycompromiseas a capitulationbornofweakness.
Accepting & agreeing reluctantly
- accede tosomething
- acceptance
- acquiescence
- be resigned tosomethingidiom
- bend tosomething
- bow down tosomeone
- cave in
- concede
- crack
- peace
- philosophical
- resignation
- resigned
- resignedly
- resort tosomething
- settle forsomething
- shoulder
- tolerate
- tradesomethingoff
- yield tosomething