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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

  1. phrasal verb To stop trying to do something because it has become too hard or seems hopeless.
  2. phrasal verb To stop doing or having something, especially a habit or pleasure.
  3. phrasal verb To hand something over, or to surrender yourself, to someone else.

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