Used in a Sentence

capitulate

How to use capitulate in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for capitulate.

Editorial note

They thought they'd break him, that he'd capitulate and grovel.

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Quick take

surrender under agreed conditions

Meaning at a glance

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verb

surrender under agreed conditions

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for capitulate.

verb

surrender under agreed conditions

Example sentences

1

They thought they'd break him, that he'd capitulate and grovel.

2

If you're in this sort of fight, you want them to be surprised and capitulate in 12 hours.

3

I've been through it personally and I decided not to "capitulate at the first sign of conflict".

4

Not that a type-A guy is going to assault you if you don't capitulate to their authority.

5

I believe this falls into "doing it wrong".Backing out because they threaten to file an injunction is to capitulate too soon.

6

Don't resign, don't capitulate and hire a good lawyer immediately.

7

He has to capitulate because he's 18, ignorant of the relevant laws, and likely has no money to be thrown away on litigation.

8

They had to assume that people would find out eventually, so why capitulate?It's like giving in to extortion, you're just delaying the long-term inevitable while damaging yourself in the short-run as well.

9

I don't quite understand how the tech community could just simply capitulate freedom, liberty, and anonymity to a malevolent demon like Facebook.

10

I may not personally agree on a style basis, but focusing on the morality of a business model seems like a way better time sync than trying to get everyone to capitulate to your opinions.

11

To capitulate to this greedy new regime would be a slap in the face for upstarts like Pixelmator who are doing a great product at a reasonable value, it's no Photoshop, but at least they aren't just trying to juice the orange of all the people that are extrinsically locked into their file formats.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use capitulate in a sentence?

They thought they'd break him, that he'd capitulate and grovel.

What does capitulate mean?

surrender under agreed conditions

What part of speech is capitulate?

capitulate is commonly used as verb.