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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
capitulate .
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Examples
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Even if Obama "capitulates" on the tax cuts, then, he wins.
Why White House may cave on Bush tax cuts Adam Serwer 2010
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I think too often he compromises, too often he capitulates.
Matthew Lynch, Ed.D.: In Defense of My President Ed.D. Matthew Lynch 2011
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When the ultimate erstwhile cynic capitulates and cries "Buy gold!" that will mark the top.
James Berman: Gold: A Little Gaudy in This Light James Berman 2010
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When the ultimate erstwhile cynic capitulates and cries "Buy gold!" that will mark the top.
James Berman: Gold: A Little Gaudy in This Light James Berman 2010
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I think too often he compromises, too often he capitulates.
Matthew Lynch, Ed.D.: In Defense of My President Ed.D. Matthew Lynch 2011
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Much like the unyielding anti-Mubarak protesters, Al Jazeera will not retreat until change is complete or at least until the biggest psychological hurdle, which Mubarak's regime symbolizes now, falls and capitulates to its own citizens.
Nabil Echchaibi: Al Jazeera and the Promise of the Arab Revolution Nabil Echchaibi 2011
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This bill capitulates to the greedy corporations that got us into this mess.
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I think too often he compromises, too often he capitulates.
Matthew Lynch, Ed.D.: In Defense of My President Ed.D. Matthew Lynch 2011
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Much like the unyielding anti-Mubarak protesters, Al Jazeera will not retreat until change is complete or at least until the biggest psychological hurdle, which Mubarak's regime symbolizes now, falls and capitulates to its own citizens.
Nabil Echchaibi: Al Jazeera and the Promise of the Arab Revolution Nabil Echchaibi 2011
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The last phrase in the last sentence, "... it is already trying to rewrite the record and whitewash the legacy, coating it with a layer of Catholic blessings it simply doesn't deserve.", capitulates the feeling of many American Catholics like me.
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