poddawać — meaning in English
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English meaning
- capitulate verb To stop resisting and agree to the other side's terms; to surrender.
- concede verb To admit, often reluctantly, that something is true.
- relinquish verb To give up or hand over a right, position, or possession, often reluctantly.
- surrender verb To stop fighting or resisting and give oneself up to an opponent.
Senses
poddawać is used for these senses in English:
- capitulate (intransitive, originally only in military setting) To surrender on stipulated terms, end all resistance, give up, go along with or comply. [from the end of the 17th c.]
- concede To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
- relinquish (transitive) To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession.
- surrender (intransitive, or, reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
concede — full definition
- verb To admit, often reluctantly, that something is true.
- verb To give up or grant something, such as territory, a right, or a point in an argument.