capitulate
verb
[ kəˈpɪtjʊleɪt ]
• cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; yield.
• "the patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces"
Similar:
surrender,
give in,
yield,
admit defeat,
concede defeat,
give up the struggle,
submit,
back down,
climb down,
give way,
cave in,
succumb,
crumble,
bow to someone/something,
relent,
acquiesce,
accede,
come to terms,
be beaten,
be overcome,
be overwhelmed,
fall,
lay down one's arms,
raise/show the white flag,
throw in the towel,
throw in the sponge,
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘parley, draw up terms’): from French capituler, from medieval Latin capitulare ‘draw up under headings’, from Latin capitulum, diminutive of caput ‘head’.
