had been capitulating

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of capitulate.
  capitulate

  verb (used without object)

  to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms.

Related Words

• bow
• cave in
• cede
• concede
• defer
• relent
• succumb
• surrender