capitulates

present tense third-person singular of capitulate

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Recent Examples of capitulates Pythons are constrictors, known to grip prey in their jaws, coil around it, then squeeze until the victim capitulates. Mark Price, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitulates
Verb
  • If someone succumbs to the heat, promptly relocate them to a cool, shaded location.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • When Day succumbs to his wounds, Dusk seizes the vacuum, claiming Hari Seldon’s psychohistory crystal.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kelsey’s group has facilitated 234 face-to-face surrenders through its hotline, which counsels women who might want to surrender their babies, but just about 62 babies have been left in boxes since Kelsey started the organization, according to Kelly, the nurse and company representative.
    Alana Semuels, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Order surrenders messily to disorder.
    Domenico Starnone, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Anyone who submits a valid claim to Amazon and is approved will also be paid up to $51.
    Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
  • However, comprehensive clinical trial results are often either unavailable or not disclosed until the start of the marketing authorization process, when a company submits a comprehensive application to regulators to formally approve a drug for sale.
    Lucy Xiaolu Wang, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • An Alford plea is one in which a defendant admits no guilt, but concedes that prosecutors have enough evidence to secure a conviction.
    Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Campbell-Pretty concedes her rival has the better collection.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Capitulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitulates. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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