| Main Entry: | capitulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give in |
Synonyms: |
bow, buckle under, cave in, cede, come across, come to terms, concede, defer, fold, give away the store, give out, give up, knuckle under, put out, relent, submit, succumb, surrender, yield |
| Notes: | recapitulate means to briefly summarize and repeat the main points; capitulate means to surrender under agreed conditions |
Antonyms: |
defend, fight |
| Main Entry: | accept |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put up with |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, acquiesce, agree, assent, bear, bear with, bow, capitulate, defer to, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, endure, fit in, go along with, live with, play the game, recognize, respect, sit still for, stand, stand for, stomach, submit to, suffer, swallow, take, tolerate, yield to |
| Notes: | accept is 'take or agree to' and except means 'exclude, leave out' |
Antonyms: |
demur, disallow, reject |
| Main Entry: | bow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | submit, concede |
Synonyms: |
accept, acquiesce, be servile, bend, capitulate, cave, comply, defer, give in, knuckle, knuckle under, kowtow, relent, succumb, surrender, yield |
Antonyms: |
defend, fight, overpower |
| Main Entry: | cede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abandon, surrender |
Synonyms: |
abalienate, abdicate, accord, alien, alienate, allow, capitulate, come across with, communicate, concede, convey, deed, drop, fold*, fork over, give in*, give up, grant, hand over*, leave, make over, part with, relinquish, remise, renounce, resign, sign over, throw in the sponge, throw in the towel, transfer, vouchsafe, waive, yield |
Antonyms: |
defend, fight, gain, guard, take over, win |
| Main Entry: | concede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | acknowledge, give in |
Synonyms: |
accept, accord, admit, allow, avow, award, bury the hatchet, capitulate, cave in, cede, confess, cry uncle, ditto*, fess up, fold, give up, go along with, go with the flow, grant, hand over, knuckle under, let on, own, own up, play ball with, quit, relinquish, say uncle, surrender, throw in the towel, waive, yes one, yield |
Antonyms: |
contradict, disacknowledge, disagree, dispute, dissent, fight, refuse, reject, repudiate |
| Main Entry: | defer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | yield |
Synonyms: |
accede, accommodate, acquiesce, adapt, adjust, admit, agree, assent, bow, buckle, capitulate, cave, comply, concede, cringe, fawn, give in to, knuckle, knuckleunder, kowtow, obey, submit, succumb, truckle |
Antonyms: |
advance, force, forge |
| Main Entry: | fall |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be overthrown by an enemy; surrender |
Synonyms: |
back down, be casualty, be destroyed, be killed, be lost, be taken, bend, capitulate, defer to, die, drop, eat dirt, fall to pieces, give in, give up, give way, go down, go under, lie down, obey, pass into enemy hands, perish, resign, slump, submit, succumb, yield |
Antonyms: |
advance, attain, overcome, overthrow, reach, win |
| Main Entry: | give in/give up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | admit defeat |
Synonyms: |
abandon, back down, bail out, bow out, buckle under, capitulate, cave in, cease, cede, chicken out, collapse, comply, concede, cry uncle, cut out, desist, despair, drop, drop like a hot potato, fold, forswear, hand over, leave off, pull out, quit, relinquish, resign, stop, submit, surrender, take the oath, throw in the towel, waive, walk out on, wash one's hands of, yield |
Antonyms: |
fight, hold out, stand up to, withstand |
| Main Entry: | lose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be deprived of; mislay |
Synonyms: |
be careless, be impoverished, be reduced, become poorer, bereave, capitulate, consume, default, deplete, disinherit, displace, dispossess, dissipate, divest, drain, drop, exhaust, expend, fail, fail to keep, fall short, forfeit, forget, give up, lavish, misplace, miss, misspend, oust, pass up, relinquish, rob, sacrifice, squander, suffer, suffer loss, surrender, use up, waste, yield |
Antonyms: |
hold on to, keep, maintain |
| Main Entry: | relent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | die down; let up |
Synonyms: |
acquiesce, be merciful, capitulate, cave in, change one's mind, come around, comply, cool it, cry uncle, die away, drop, ease, ease off, ease up on, ebb, fall, fold, forbear, give in, give quarter, give some slack, give up, give way, go along with, go easy on, have mercy, have pity, lay back, let go, let it happen, lighten up, mellow out, melt, moderate, quit, relax, say uncle, show mercy, slacken, slow, soften, subside, wane, weaken, yield |
Antonyms: |
build, increase, rise |