Verb
capitulate
IPA /kəˈpɪtʃuleɪt/
To stop resisting a demand and agree to it after trying for some time to refuse or oppose it.
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After weeks of arguing, he capitulated to the family's request for a dog.
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IPA /kəˈpɪtʃuleɪt/
To stop resisting a demand and agree to it after trying for some time to refuse or oppose it.
After weeks of arguing, he capitulated to the family's request for a dog.
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