capitulate
verb (used without object)
to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms.
are capitulating
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present progressiveof capitulate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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If we do not demand or expect anything better than the rotten status quo, we are capitulating to it.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2018
“If we do not demand or expect anything better than the rotten status quo, we are capitulating to it.”
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2018
Crisis communications experts say those are just a few of the growing number of companies that, when faced with a public uproar from consumers, are capitulating to their demands.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2015
