as in surrender
the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another
her sudden capitulation surprised everyone; she usually debated for hours
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Recent Examples of capitulation
Kyiv says that would amount to capitulation and leave it defenceless.
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Pavel Polityuk, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Diplomacy is neither capitulation nor the doorway to nirvana.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
But the events following the team’s late capitulation in a 3-2 defeat at Brighton last month feel appropriate.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 28 May 2025
Voices Hiltzik: Columbia University’s capitulation to Trump puts academic freedom at risk coast to coast
March 27, 2025
But here’s the punch line: Target’s sales have cratered, at least in part because consumers were angry about its reversals.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
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Pavel Polityuk, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Diplomacy is neither capitulation nor the doorway to nirvana.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
But the events following the team’s late capitulation in a 3-2 defeat at Brighton last month feel appropriate.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 28 May 2025
Voices Hiltzik: Columbia University’s capitulation to Trump puts academic freedom at risk coast to coast
March 27, 2025
But here’s the punch line: Target’s sales have cratered, at least in part because consumers were angry about its reversals.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitulation
Noun
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Erotic surrender alone will not subvert or even really trouble the monarchy, which requires its own elaborately binding outfits and public displays of intimacy.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
26 June 2025
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Failure to do so is not judicial humility, but, at best, judicial surrender in the face of a terrible crime.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2025
Noun
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His losses have come by knockout (three), submission (one) and decision (two).—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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The results speak volumes: project submissions increased 39% year-on-year.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 June 2025
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“Capitulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitulation. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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