How to Use capitulate in a Sentence

capitulate

verb
Definition of capitulatenext
Synonyms for capitulatenext
  • The teacher refused to capitulate: no calculators were to be used during the exam.
  • The country still refuses to capitulate despite its weakening army and dwindling resources.
  • Now the union has forced Sanders to capitulate on wages and health care.
    — Marc A. Thiessen, The Mercury News, 24 July 2019
  • Putin won’t capitulate; that would mean the end of his rule.
    — Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2022
  • In their eyes, calls for unity are nothing but a demand for the left to capitulate.
    — Jeet Heer, New Republic, 11 May 2017
  • And, by the way, the real-estate agent didn’t capitulate.
    — The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2019
  • This season, the show tried to capitulate with a negligible dose of stronger medicine.
    — Hank Stuever, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2019
  • My plan is to work out at least four times a week, maybe five, and not find excuses this time for capitulating to the couch.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Many will capitulate and panic somewhere along the bottom, in both stocks and bonds, and live to regret it two ways.
    — James Berman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
  • And the pro-climate change was so compelling, the other guys capitulated.
    — Eric Johnson, Recode, 30 Nov. 2018
  • Dylan can be heard saying no, and then capitulating to maybe and sometimes.
    — Louisa Schein and Pao Lee Vue, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2017
  • The Iranians will not capitulate in any way, shape, or form.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 June 2019
  • Spurs capitulated as the game approached full-time but even so, the hunger and will to win well from City was breathtaking to watch.
    — SI.com, 18 Dec. 2017
  • But there is no sign yet that Iran will be willing to capitulate to Trump’s demands.
    — David E. Sanger, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2019
  • Azul’s parents didn’t want to capitulate to the policy.
    — oregonlive, 28 Sep. 2019
  • This doesn't mean the West should capitulate to all of Russia's demands.
    — Damon Linker, The Week, 19 Jan. 2022
  • For the most part, the Colts defense has played like that all season long, only to capitulate under the weight of the pressure the offense is putting on them.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Netanyahu is trying to halt a wave of unrest while not appearing to his hard-line base as capitulating.
    — Mohammed Daraghmeh, The Seattle Times, 27 July 2017
  • Take the opportunity to stand out when people tend to capitulate.
    — Melanie Marten, Forbes, 24 June 2022
  • If the government in Kyiv falls, the country would likely capitulate.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2022
  • But a few have begun to capitulate in the wake of criticism on social media and media coverage.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2020
  • The lobbyists have won, the weak politicians have capitulated.
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 19 June 2017
  • Their response was not merely to capitulate to this state of affairs, but to work, slowly yet surely, to change it.
    — Jack Butler, National Review, 1 Nov. 2020
  • The Vatican has capitulated more and more to keep that dialogue alive.
    — Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 9 Nov. 2023
  • If the Colts get an early lead, the Bears aren’t going to capitulate the way the Vikings and Jets did.
    — Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2020
  • When a dancer hired their own attorney, the producers capitulated to their claims.
    — Vulture, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The selloff has been so extreme it’s forced bullish investors to capitulate and Wall Street banks to tear up their forecasts.
    — Alice Gledhill, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Under the circumstances, the only question is not whether the Frugal Four will capitulate but when and how.
    — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 17 Apr. 2020
  • For its part, the new government is under pressure to avoid appearing to capitulate to Hamas.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2021
  • And yet, Hawley is asking Biden to capitulate to Putin.
    — Frida Ghitis, CNN, 2 Feb. 2022

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