capitulates
Yields under pressure
Capitulates means surrenders or gives in, especially after resistance.
A nation capitulates when it accepts defeat; a person capitulates when they finally agree to demands they'd been resisting: After weeks of negotiation, she capitulated to their terms.
The word implies yielding under pressure rather than changing one's mind freely.
Ceases resistance formally
- yieldsGives forth results
- submitsYields to authority
- concedesAdmits or yields
- defeatVictory over another
white flag · armistice · ceasefire · unconditional · truce · lays down arms · vanquished · conquered
Ceases to resist
- relentsAbandons firm stance
- succumbsYields to superior force
- yieldsGives forth results
- cavesNatural underground chambers
resistance · willpower · temptation · persuasion · pressure · persistence · stubborn · resolve
Admits or yields
- relentsAbandons firm stance
- cavesNatural underground chambers
- backs downWithdraws from confrontation
- gives inCeases to resist
compromise · agreement · demands · pressure · bargaining · terms · conditions · settles
surrenders
Ceases resistance formally
defeat · white flag · armistice · ceasefire · unconditional · truce · lays down arms · vanquished · conquered · occupation
gives in
Ceases to resist
caves · resistance · willpower · temptation · persuasion · pressure · persistence · stubborn · resolve · determination
concedes
Admits or yields
- relentsAbandons firm stance
- cavesNatural underground chambers
- backs downWithdraws from confrontation
gives in · compromise · agreement · demands · pressure · bargaining · terms · conditions · settles · acquiesces