капитули́ровать — meaning in English
kapitulirovat
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English meaning
- capitulate verb To stop resisting and agree to the other side's terms; to surrender.
- give up phrasal verb To stop trying to do something because it has become too hard or seems hopeless.
- surrender verb To stop fighting or resisting and give oneself up to an opponent.
Senses
капитули́ровать 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.]
- give up (intransitive) To admit defeat, capitulate.
- surrender (intransitive, or, reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
- wave the white flag (in military combat) To indicate to an opposing force that one is surrendering.
give up — full definition
- phrasal verb To stop trying to do something because it has become too hard or seems hopeless.
- phrasal verb To stop doing or having something, especially a habit or pleasure.
- phrasal verb To hand something over, or to surrender yourself, to someone else.
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