capitulate
verb (used without object)
to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms.
had capitulated
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past perfectof capitulate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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“If we had capitulated to them, that would have been pivotal. Every other casino would have wanted the same deal.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
At 2 pm yesterday the Danish radio announced that the German forces in Norway had capitulated and at 2.30 the German Foreign Minister, Count von Krosigk, announced the “unconditional surrender of all fighting German troops.”
From The Guardian ● May 6, 2020
The company argued that the case should have been dismissed as moot because it had capitulated and offered Mr. Gomez everything he had asked for.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2016
But both were repatriated to France within three years, a move which upset many New Zealanders who believed their government had capitulated to French pressure.
From US News ● Sep. 7, 2015
The interior of the safe was like a city that had capitulated; no law ran in it but his law, and he was absolute; he could commit infamies in the city and none might criticise.
From Clayhanger by Arnold Bennett
