capitulate
/kəˈpɪtʃuleɪt/verb
उच्चारण कपिचुलेट
हार मान लेना, झुक जाना
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[I] ~ (to sb/sth)
to agree to do something that you have been refusing to do for a long time
हार मान लेना, झुक जाना
- The management finally capitulated to the workers' demands.
- After days of protest, the company capitulated and withdrew the notice.
- After weeks of talks, the board capitulated and agreed to a pay rise.
+ 3 more examples
- I refuse to capitulate to threats of any kind.
- The shopkeeper capitulated when customers kept demanding refunds.
- Why did the council capitulate so quickly?
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[I]
to stop resisting an enemy and accept that you have been defeated
आत्मसमर्पण करना
- The besieged city capitulated after three months.
- The garrison capitulated when its food ran out.
- The fort capitulated at dawn after a long siege.
+ 2 more examples
- Rather than fight on, the army capitulated to save lives.
- History books describe how the town capitulated without a shot being fired.
Synonyms surrender yield submit lay down arms
Opposite fight on resist
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
ca·pit·u·late
With -pitu- (not 'capitualte' or 'capitulat'); the noun capitulation.
बीच में -pitu- ('capitualte' या 'capitulat' गलत है); noun capitulation।
?Which word?
Keep the give-in words together: capitulate (formally, after resisting), surrender (to an enemy), yield (give way), succumb (be unable to resist), relent (become less severe).
हार मानने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: capitulate (विरोध के बाद औपचारिक रूप से), surrender (शत्रु के आगे), yield (रास्ता देना), succumb (विरोध न कर पाना), relent (नरम पड़ना)।
§Grammar and usage
Capitulate to sb or sth.
Preposition: capitulate के बाद to आता है, जैसे capitulate to the demands (माँगों के आगे झुक जाना)।